# Accident 20040912022979A: Amrgen AA5A, Brooks, OR, September 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Brooks, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0317° N, 122.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0317&lon=-122.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26327-2005-05-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912022979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS GIVEN A FORCED LANDING BY THE CFI. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 2000 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY AT IDLE POWER WITH NO FLAPS. CFI REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK A 15 FOOT HIGH BERM COVERED BY BLACKBERRY VINES. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS SHEARED OFF. AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. THE ENGINE TORE LOOSE FROM IT'S MOUNT AND THE TAIL WAS TWISTED OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA04CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA186), Sep 12, 2004: Grumman American AA-5A (N26327), Brooks, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain altitude/clearance on final approach to land resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the student pilot's failure to…

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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