# Incident 20010925033669I: Amrgen AA5, Sherman-Denison, TX, September 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sherman-Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6357° N, 96.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6357&lon=-96.6089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7126L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7126L-2010-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 211 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010925033669I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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