# Incident 20050329005339I: Amrgen AA5, Gainsville, GA, March 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2005, 19:15 local time
- Place: Gainsville, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459L) (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: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050329005339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAA NOTIFIED AN AIRCRAFT (ACFT) REPORTED DOWN IN GAINESVILLE, GA, ON MARCH 29, 05. VIA TELECOM THE PILOT STATED DURING CLIMB OUT THE ACFT LOST POWER, WITH INDICATION OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ACFT LANDED BEHIND A BUILDING. THE PILOT VOICED CONCERN FOR ACFT SAFETY. NTSB GAVE PERMISSION TO MOVE THE ACFT. I POINT OUT TO THE POLICEMAN, MARCH 30, 05 IS MY ARRIVAL DATE. FAA INVESTIGATORS ARE MAINTENANCE IIC COMPLEMENTED BY OPERATIONS ARRIVE TO THE LEE GILMER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (GVL). A VISUAL INSPECTION IS PERFORMED ON ACFT N5459L. DISCOVERIES ARE: A DENT IS 6" IN LENGTH, AND 1/4" DEPTH ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, A BENT NOSE GEAR AND A CRACKED RIGHT WING TIP LENS. A BURR IS ON THE TIP OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND A FEW STRIATE PAINT SCRAPINGS, BLADE TOPSIDE SAME LOCATION. THE ACFT UNDER CARRIAGE IS CRUMPLED NEAR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE ON SCENE IA DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING, PLUS AN ENGINE RUN-UP. THE IA MADE NO DISCOVERY OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF POWER. IAW FAA GUIDANCE THE ACFT SCENARIO IS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. NTSB IS NOTIFIED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5459L (1)

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

- [Incident 20130905016009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905016009I), Sep 5, 2013: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 (N5459L), Mason, MI, Minor damage. On take off roll went off the left side of the runway, through the grass, across a taxiway, back into grass and ended up with a collapsed nose gear and prop…

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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