# Accident 20010605011759A: Amrgen AA5A, Louisville, KY, June 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2001, 16:46 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2267° N, 85.6633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2267&lon=-85.6633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9773U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9773U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010605011759A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19, BOWMAN FIELD, LOUISVILLE, KY, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HERZOG LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, VEERED LEFT AND HIT A WOODEN BARRICADE. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## 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 IAD01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA063), Jun 5, 2001: Grumman AA-5A (N9773U), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control after landing.

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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