# Accident 19970312003039A: Amrgen AG5B, Greencastle, IN, March 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.6391° N, 86.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6391&lon=-86.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125VU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AG5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970312003039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND ON LANDING AND CRASHED. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BECOME DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, WHICH AFFECTED HIS PERFORMANCE ON HIS NEXT LANDING.  N125VU WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT PUTNAM COUNTY AIRPORT (417) AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO IN THE PATTERN.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, BOUNCED (10-20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY) AND FLOATED HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE STUDENT DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, BUT HAD ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT'S AIRSPEED TO GET TOO LOW.  AFTER FULL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE ENGINE, THE STUDENT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND HIT THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LE FT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY ON THE WEST SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA086), Mar 12, 1997: Grumman American AG5B (N125VU), Greencastle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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