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FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Portsmouth, NH · November 17, 1995

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Date
November 17, 1995 · 09:15 local
Place
Portsmouth, NH
Airport
Pease Afb Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JXPS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5402L
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
622 total151 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days
N5402LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0302 · Built 1973Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on final approach to runway 34 at pam, the pilot noticed that aileron control was minimal. After an uneventful landing, it was determined that the left outbd aileron support had failed and the aileron had become jammed. The aircraft had been subjected to 46 kt winds while parked on the ramp on November 14th and November 15th. The break occurred after eight tenths of an hour flight time subsequent to the high winds. An m or d report has been completed for this failure.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT PAM, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT AILERON CONTROL WAS MINIMAL. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT OUTBD AILERON SUPPORT HAD FAILED AND THE AILERON HAD BECOME JAMMED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO 46 KT WINDS WHILE PARKED ON THE RAMP ON NOVEMBER 14TH AND NOVEMBER 15TH. THE BREAK OCCURRED AFTER EIGHT TENTHS OF AN HOUR FLIGHT TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE HIGH WINDS. AN M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS FAILURE.