# Accident 20050131003369A: Amrgen AA5A, Ocala, FL, January 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2005, 12:50 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1725° N, 82.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1725&lon=-82.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9572U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9572U-2022-02-05) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050131003369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE GO PART OF THE 3RD TOUCH-N-GO PILOT TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF A/C TO SECOND PILOT. SECOND PILOT HAD BOTH FEET ON LEFT RUDDER PEDAL. A/C STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND AS IT DID SECOND PILOT APPLIED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT RUDDER, BUT WAS ACTUALLY LEFT RUDDER. BEFORE EITHER PILOT COULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, THE A/C DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF R/W AND HIT R/W DISTANCE SIGN.

## 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 MIA05CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA064), Jan 31, 2005: Grumman American AA-5A (N9572U), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-rated passengers improper use of the rudder control and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of control on the ground.

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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