# Incident 20020701015839I: Amrgen AA5B, Hartford, CT, July 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28857, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28857) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701015839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/01/02, AT 17:26Z, N28857, AN AA-5B ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 20 AT HFD. ONE QUARTER MILE OUT ON AN UPWIND APPROACH THE PILOT SAW AN AIRCRAFT APPROACHING HIS AIRCRAFT HEAD ON. TOWER TOLD PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A HELICOPTER (UH-60) AND IT WAS NOT A FACTOR; IT WAS TRACKING TAXIWAY A FOR A LANDING AT NATIONAL GUARD FACILITY. TAXIWAY A IS 300 FEET FROM CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY H AND A. CROSSWINDS FOR LANDING WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS FROM THE AA-5B'S RIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, 45 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE, AFTER UH-60 PASSED ON RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BANCKED VILENTLY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND WING TIP THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO WITNESSES, BOTH RATED PILOTS, STATED THE VIOLENT BANK OF THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH A NORMAL 10 TO 15-KNOT CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N28857 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250325005369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250325005369I), Mar 25, 2025: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N28857), Minden, LA, Minor damage. On March 25, 2025 a student pilot flying solo landed hard at mne in a Grumman AA-5B. During landing the aircraft bounced and the front landing gear collapsed…

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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