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FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5B · San Diego, CA · August 15, 1996

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Date
August 15, 1996 · 12:00 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28610
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
513 total40 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N28610Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0677 · Built 1977Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: investigation of this incident revealed the following information: the pilot stated that she departed san carlos, CA with the intent of flying to Montgomery field (myf), San Diego, CA. An IFR flight plan was filed, flown in VMC conditions. The flight was uneventful until the landing at myf. The pilot said that she had the aircraft configured with 20 degrees of flaps and intended on extending them to 40 degrees on short final prior to landing on rwy 28R. The pilot thinks that she inadvertently hit the electric flap switch which caused the flaps to retract. The aircraft landed at a higher than normal airspeed, and entered into a porpoising motion. The aircraft's propeller struck the runway. The damage to the aircraft consisted of bent propeller blades and nose gear damage. The pilot and her sole passenger were not injured as a result of this incident. This incident is not related to any NMAC or pilot deviation reported by ATC. The pilot received counseling from the investigating FSDO personnel.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE DEPARTED SAN CARLOS, CA WITH THE INTENT OF FLYING TO MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF), SAN DIEGO, CA. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, FLOWN IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE LANDING AT MYF. THE PILOT SAID THAT SHE HAD THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND INTENDED ON EXTENDING THEM TO 40 DEGREES ON SHORT FINAL PRIOR TO LANDING ON RWY 28R. THE PILOT THINKS THAT SHE INADVERTENTLY HIT THE ELECTRIC FLAP SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE FLAPS TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED, AND ENTERED INTO A PORPOISING MOTION. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HER SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC. THE PILOT RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM THE INVESTIGATING FSDO PERSONNEL.