# Accident 19990928041429A: Amrgen AA1B, Dunnellon, FL, September 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1999, 11:22 local time
- Place: Dunnellon, FL
- Airport: Dunnellon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0401° N, 82.4405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0401&lon=-82.4405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9908L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9908L-2003-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 673 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990928041429A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING ATTEMPT HE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF BOUNCES. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HIS RECOVERY ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRRED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE STATED THAT HE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRECRASH MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA99LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA275), Sep 28, 1999: Grumman American AA-1B (N9908L), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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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