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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5A · Harrisville, MI · August 30, 2003

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Date
August 30, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place
Harrisville, MI
Airport
Harrisville Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9574U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA298
Reported as
Amrgen AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total125 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N9574URegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A-0074 · Built 1975Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon departure from runway #22, the pilot reported during climbout, just past 1000 MSL, he raised the flaps and lowered the nose to leave the pattern when the engine cutout/lost power. Pilot did quick review; magnetos on, fuel pump on, full throttle & mixture setting good. Pilot readied aircraft for landing. Area is heavily forested and the pilot says he chose the area with the smallest trees and tried to maneuver it in. Pilot reports left wing was first to impact trees, then the right wing and the aircraft settled almost straight down, damaging the landing gear. Pilot and 2 pax safely evacuated aircraft with minor injuries. Subsequent investigation by this office revealed no apparent engine or fuel discrepancies. The propeller & spinner did not appear to have rotational impact markings indicating the engine running at time of impact. Relayed findings to NTSB and NTSB requested airport mgr at 5Y0 to attempt engine start. Engine reportedly started & ran without problem. Note: aircraft was not investigated at impact scene. It had been removed to Harrisville city yard. NTSB classifying as undetermined engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY #22, THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT, JUST PAST 1000 MSL, HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO LEAVE THE PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE CUTOUT/LOST POWER. PILOT DID QUICK REVIEW; MAGNETOS ON, FUEL PUMP ON, FULL THROTTLE & MIXTURE SETTING GOOD. PILOT READIED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. AREA IS HEAVILY FORESTED AND THE PILOT SAYS HE CHOSE THE AREA WITH THE SMALLEST TREES AND TRIED TO MANEUVER IT IN. PILOT REPORTS LEFT WING WAS FIRST TO IMPACT TREES, THEN THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT AND 2 PAX SAFELY EVACUATED AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED NO APPARENT ENGINE OR FUEL DISCREPANCIES. THE PROPELLER & SPINNER DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ROTATIONAL IMPACT MARKINGS INDICATING THE ENGINE RUNNING AT TIME OF IMPACT. RELAYED FINDINGS TO NTSB AND NTSB REQUESTED AIRPORT MGR AT 5Y0 TO ATTEMPT ENGINE START. ENGINE REPORTEDLY STARTED & RAN WITHOUT PROBLEM. NOTE: AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INVESTIGATED AT IMPACT SCENE. IT HAD BEEN REMOVED TO HARRISVILLE CITY YARD. NTSB CLASSIFYING AS UNDETERMINED ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA298Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarrisville, MIThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. A factor to the accident was the trees.Aug 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9574U · 1

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

Accident 19770515012249ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sheffield, TXMay 15, 1977 · Substantial damage