ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35280
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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1994 |
| Time: | 15:17 LT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Edwards, Ronald L. |
| Registration: | N26966 |
| MSN: | AA5A-0847 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 500 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lexington, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Savannah, GA (KSAV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, BUT REALIZED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END AND CRASHED. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN HE FLEW INTO THE AIRPORT EARLIER IN THE DAY. A TECHNICIAN, WHO LOOKED AT THE PITOT TUBE, ADVISED THE PILOT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BEFORE FLIGHT, AS THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT APPEARED TO BE LOGGED IN THE TUBE. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT SINCE HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIRPORT WITH THE PROBLEM, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO FLY OUT WITHOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FOREIGN MATERIAL OR PARTICLE IN THE PITOT TUBE), WHICH LED TO A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION THAT RESULTED IN A DELAYED ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95FA005
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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