MIA93LA026

1992-12-05 · GROVELAND, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X42

Aircraft involved

N5915L Grumman AA-1 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH SHIFTING WINDS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THAT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO OVERRUN THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PERFORM AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTED THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18. AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY STRIKING A HAYSTACK AND NOSING OVER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, AND WERE STRONG FROM THE NORTH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_MIA93LA026.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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