ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140017
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 2011 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N26067 |
| MSN: | AA5A-0410 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3914 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cibolo Creek, Bulverde, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Porte, TX (KT41) |
| Bulverde, TX (K1T8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he was on a short final approach to land. The airspeed was between 70 and 75 knots indicated, and one-third flaps were extended. When he felt he was in a position to land, he retarded the throttle to idle. The airplane settled rapidly, and the pilot reapplied power. The airplane struck trees in a ravine 300 feet short of the runway. Both wings and the fuselage were buckled. The pilot said that if he had come in higher and faster, the accident most likely would not have occurred.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper glidepath while on final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.kens5.com/news/Bulverde-authorities-Low-flying-plane-crashes-into-Cibolo-Creek-134359103.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_26067.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=26067&x=14&y=12
http://www.airnav.com/airport/1T8
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111129X81254&key=1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mdl_photography/3567931722/sizes/l/in/photostream/ (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2011 10:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Nov-2011 12:22 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2011 13:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2011 12:44 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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