# Accident 20000910015219A: Amrgen AA5A, St Augustine, FL, September 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2000, 18:15 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7607° N, 81.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7607&lon=-81.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26934-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 315 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910015219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 100' ENGINE STALLED AND A/C CRASHED INTO MARSH 100 YDS OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 31. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SET TO LEFT TANK, WHICH WAS NOT RUPTURED AND WAS EMPTY. THE A/C ENGINE WAS TESTED AND RUN FOR 2 MINUTES AT 1700 RPM. AND DID PERFORM PROPERLY. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT; (IE) SELECTION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK WHICH WAS EMPTY SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2000, AT 1815 EDT, A GRUMMAN AA-5A, N26934, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND A FORCED LANDING AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HER TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AT 1814.  THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED THROUGH 100 FEET.  THE PILOT THEN                STATED THAT SHE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT REPORTED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING TOUCHDOWN, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A MARSHY AREA SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE.  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO FACILITATE A FUNCTIONAL CHECK.  THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY UP TO 2100 RPM DURING THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK.  THE POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE ALSO REVEALED EVIDENCE OF RUST AND WATER IN THE FUEL BOOST PUMP.

## 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 ATL00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA089), Sep 10, 2000: Grumman AA-5A (N26934), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination.

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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