# Incident 20041028028999I: Amrgen AA5, Ocala, FL, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1395R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1395R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028028999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT OCALA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CAUSE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO COLLAPSE, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1395R (2)

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

- [Accident 19790310004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004489A), Mar 10, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N1395R), Oxford, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot made take off on road drifted off center line on climb out. Wing struck mailbox.
- [Accident 19760721020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760721020209A), Jul 21, 1976: Grumav AA5 (N1395R), Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage

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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