# Accident 20020324006089A: Amrgen AA5, Lamar, CO, March 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2002, 15:05 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0806° N, 102.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0806&lon=-102.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9265L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9265L-2005-02-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324006089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING NEAR LAMAR, CO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE INSTRUMENT-RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO AT 1242 LOCAL TIME AND WAS DESTINED FOR GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ICE BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINGS AND WINDSHIELD OF THE AIRPLANE. THEY DEVIATED TO LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LAMAR, CO. HOWEVER, ICE CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE AND A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, BOTH WING SPARS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA101), Mar 24, 2002: Grumman AA-5 (N9265L), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in taking immediate remedial action after the flight encountered icing conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the icing…

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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