# Accident 20000716043269A: Amrgen AA5A, Lawrence, MA, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 15:05 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26080, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26080-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716043269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED TO LAND LWM RUNWAY 32. LANDED LONG (PAST 1/2 WAY POINT) AND BOUNCED 3 TIMES. TOOK OFF ON THIRD BOUNCE AND TRIED TO CLIMB OUT, BANKING TO THE LEFT. HIT TREES AND CRASHED INVERTED ON THE SHORE OF THE MERRIMAC RIVER. AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED. ONE SOUL ONBOARD. PIC SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA199), Jul 16, 2000: Grumman American AA-5A (N26080), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his delayed remedial action. Also causal was the pilot's lack of recent experience. A factor in the accident was the tailwind condition.

## Other reports on N26080 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790426025089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426025089I), Apr 26, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N26080), Longview, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot low to add power on final. Airspeed to low on final, landed 300 feet short.

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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