Accident Grumman AA5B N4520B, Thursday 11 July 1985

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Date:	Thursday 11 July 1985
Time:	11:00 LT
Type:	Grumman AA5B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4520B
MSN:	AA5B1060
Year of manufacture:	1979
Total airframe hrs:	1340 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-A4K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sonora, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Odessa, TX (E02)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
WHILE LANDING AT AN UNFAMILIAR STRIP, THE PLT OBSERVED A ROUGH SURFACE AT THE APCH END, AND LANDED ONE HALFWAY DOWN THE DOWN-SLOPING 2300 FT RWY. HE TRIED TO GO AROUND, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH, AND THE ACFT ROLLED THRU 2 FENCES, TREES, THEN STOPPED AGAINST ANOTHER FENCE. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 5400 FT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: