# Accident 20040313003639A: Amrgen AA1, Selma, CA, March 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2004, 15:20 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5814° N, 119.6583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5814&lon=-119.6583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6175L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6175L-2013-04-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 225 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040313003639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/13/2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 PST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT IN COMMAND OF AMERICAN AA1 AIRCRAFT, N6175L, CRASHED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM SELMA AIRPORT RUNWAY 28, SELMA, CA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING AN AIRCRAFT ORIENTATION FLIGHT FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PERSONAL FRIEND AND FELLOW PILOT. AFTER COMPLETING A PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK, INCLUDING AN ENGINE RUN-UP AND MAGNETO CHECK, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN THE TAKEOFF UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ENGINE OPERATION AND ACCELERATION APPEARED NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED AT 65 MPH. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH AND ROTATED A SECOND TIME, IT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT. WITH THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID STRIKING THE BERM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO TURN PARALLEL TO THE OBSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BERM AT AN ESTIMATED 50 MPH, BECAME AIRBORNE AND CAME TO REST IN A VINEYARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL 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 LAX04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA156), Mar 13, 2004: American AA-1 (N6175L), Selma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which failed to assure adequate takeoff performance, and his failure to abort the takeoff. The aircraft inadequate weight and balance was a contributing…

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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