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FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Sherman-Denison, TX · September 25, 2001

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Date
September 25, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place
Sherman-Denison, TX
Airport
Grayson County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7126L
Reported as
Amrgen AA5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
383 total211 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N7126LRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2010 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0426 · Built 1973Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 25 September 2001, at 1600 hours, owner/operator Mr. John langen gurke (certificate #2487007), operating a Grumman American AA-5 traveller (registration #N7126L) experienced a prop strike on takeoff from runway 17L of the Grayson County Airport (F39) Texas. Upon takeoff attempt, Mr. Gurke was unable to obtain full elevator authority. Aircraft began a rapid porpoise for approximately 3 cycles, one of which resulted in the propeller contacting the runway surface. Pilot was able to gain control of the aircraft without further incident. Upon examination of the potential problem area, it was noted that the control column was restricted from full aft movement by a clamp which was securing the throttle and mixture control cables. The aircraft was on its maintenance check flight after receiving an annual inspection where a new mixture control cable had been installed. The mechanic reportedly installed the cable in the same manner as the previous one had been installed without consulting the manufacturer's installation manual. There were no injuries. Damage was limited to the propeller only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2001, AT 1600 HOURS, OWNER/OPERATOR MR. JOHN LANGEN GURKE (CERTIFICATE #2487007), OPERATING A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5 TRAVELLER (REGISTRATION #N7126L) EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17L OF THE GRAYSON COUNTY AIRPORT (F39) TEXAS. UPON TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, MR. GURKE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FULL ELEVATOR AUTHORITY. AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID PORPOISE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 CYCLES, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREA, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CONTROL COLUMN WAS RESTRICTED FROM FULL AFT MOVEMENT BY A CLAMP WHICH WAS SECURING THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL CABLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WHERE A NEW MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC REPORTEDLY INSTALLED THE CABLE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PREVIOUS ONE HAD BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT CONSULTING THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION MANUAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER ONLY.