# Accident 20011028030609A: Amrgen AA1, Batavia, OH, October 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2001, 15:45 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0692° N, 84.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0692&lon=-84.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5664L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5664L-2005-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028030609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOTS DEPARTED 169 TO CONDUCT A BFR FOR MR. GROENEMANN. AT 500' AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT STAY AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED SOME TREES AND LANDED IN A GRAVEL LOT SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF.

## 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 NYC02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA018), Oct 28, 2001: American AA-1 (N5664L), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Malfunction of an exhaust valve. A factor was the pilot/owner's failure to comply with the engine manufacturer's service instructions.

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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