# Incident 20021203035749I: Amrgen AA5A, Gainesville, GA, December 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2726° N, 83.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE GILMER MEML (GVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2726&lon=-83.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9695U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9695U-2012-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021203035749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE RUN-UP BEFORE DEPARTING THE GAINESVILLE AIRPORT (GVL), THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE FORWARD DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT HITTING A CONCRETE CULVERT. DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9695U (1)

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

- [Accident 20101006049149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101006049149A), Oct 6, 2010: Grumman Ame AA-5A (N9695U), Springfield, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot became distracted and concerned about another aircraft that entered right traffic for runway 29 when the normal traffic pattern is left. The pilot…

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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