# Accident 20000523011569A: Amrgen AA1, Sandstone, MN, May 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sandstone, MN
- Airport: Sandstone Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1198° N, 92.8609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1198&lon=-92.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5712L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5712L-2018-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000523011569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAHE A/C FLIPPED OVER, AFTER STRIKING THE NOSE GEAR DURING AN ATTEMPTED CROSS-WIND LANDING, CAUSING SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA142), May 23, 2000: American AA-1 (N5712L), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not attaining an airspeed necessary for the go-around and not maintaining clearance from terrain. Factors were the crosswind, gust, and the collapsed nose gear.

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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