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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Santa Ana, CA · March 30, 2000

Date: March 30, 2000 · 11:42 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5506L
Reported as: Amrgen AA5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N5506LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0506 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine 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.

(-23) The pilot lost control at low speed during landing. The aircraft landed rwy 19L, ran off the left side of the runway. After bouncing several times, pilot regained control and departed, making one circuit in the left traffic pattern. The aircraft had struck a runway marker light. When the aircraft was shut down, the pilot noticed both prop tips curled. The pilot stated in a letter that upon landing, he encountered a strong gust and wake turbulanced from a landing airliner which caused him to drift to the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AT LOW SPEED DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 19L, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES, PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND DEPARTED, MAKING ONE CIRCUIT IN THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED BOTH PROP TIPS CURLED. THE PILOT STATED IN A LETTER THAT UPON LANDING, HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST AND WAKE TURBULANCED FROM A LANDING AIRLINER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N5506L · 1

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

Incident 19980805032209IStarting Engines · Santa Ana, CADuring (landing roll(?)) Engine quite. Pilot and passenger pushed aircraft to runup area. Pilot primed engine and attempted to restart. A fire erupted in the engine compartment which required CFR response.Aug 5, 1998 · Minor damage