# Incident 20000207003729I: Amrgen AA5B, San Diego, CA, February 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2000, 12:35 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207003729I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2000, RICHARD MATHEWS, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 288408564, WAS TAXING N119ST, A GRUMMAN MODEL AA-5B AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 28R AT THE MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, HE APLIED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLOW DOWN SUFFICENTLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE TAXIWAY AND GOING INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, NO FIRE EXISTED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM A LOCAL FAR 145 AIR AGENCY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES DID FUNCTION NORMALLY, NO DISCREPANCIES COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT. SKID MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY UNDER IT'S OWN POWER WITH NO BRAKING PROBLEMS NOTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOSL FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT AFTER RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON 01/20/2000.

## Other reports on N119ST (1)

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

- [Incident 19990823024139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990823024139I), Aug 23, 1999: Amrgen AA5B (N119ST), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) At about 5 miles from myf, air traffic controller requested the pilot for best straight speed to the airport due to traffic. The aircraft speed was about…

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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