# Incident 19810302014049I: Grumav AA5A, Kansas City, MO, March 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1981, 14:39 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9568U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9568U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810302014049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ZK NOSE WHEEL AND FORK DROPPED OFF AS AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF. RECORDS INDICATE WORK ON NOSE GEAR FEB. 1981. NO COTTER PIN

## Other reports on N9568U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20231108021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231108021289A), Nov 8, 2023: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9568U), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. At approx. 0830 local, November 8, 2023, the pilot landed at hicks airport (T67) in Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, he claimed to…
- [Accident 19780625019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625019709A), Jun 25, 1978: Grumav AA5A (N9568U), Evanston, WY, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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