# Accident 20000619019139A: Amrgen AA1, Nashua, NH, June 19, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 2000, 11:30 local time - Place: Nashua, NH - Airport: Boire Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10 - Aircraft: N761XA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761XA-2001-10-17) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O235* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,448 total, 35 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA170) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619019139A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) A/C STARTED TAKE OFF NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 32. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKE OFFS. AT ROTATION, THE A/C WAS UNSTABLE AND PILOT HAD CONTROLLABILITY PROBLEMS. THE A/C SETTLED 3 TIMES WIHT NOSE AT HIGH ANGLE AT ATTACK. THE A/C HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE RIGHT, WENT INTO THE GRASS, HIT AN AIRPORT LIGHT, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN BEFORE CRASHING INTO A WOODEN AREA. THE CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT NEGLECTED TO TAKE OVER CONTROLS. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM WITH MINOR ABRASIONS TO FACE, CFI RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HEAD. (.4)ON JUNE 19, 2000, AT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1, N761XA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF, WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 AT BOIRE FIELD AIRPORT, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, HE WENT OVER SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFFS WITH THE STUDENT DURING A GROUND SCHOOL SESSION. THEN AGAIN, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT FOR 5 T O 10 MINUTES WHILE SITTING IN THE AIRPLANE BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE. THE STUDENT STARTED THE ENGINE, AND TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR THE FIRST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED. DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A MINOR PITCH OSCILLATION. ALSO, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE MOVED LEFT, AND THEN RIGHT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL STABILIZED, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE "VEERED SHARPLY" TO THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER IT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A WOOD AREA, AND CAME TO A STOP. THE INSTRUCTOR SECURED THE AIRPLANE, AND BOTH HE AND HIS STUDENT EXITED UNASSISTED. THE STUDENT HAD ALMOST COMPLETED HIS TRAINING AND PLANNED TO TAKE HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECK-RIDE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED THAT AS A STUDENT GETS CLOSER TO TAKING THEIR CHECK-RIDE, HE TRIES TO LET THEM RECOVER FROM DEVIATIONS. ## 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 NYC00LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA170), Jun 19, 2000: Grumman American AA-1 (N761XA), Nashua, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed corrective action. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.