# Accident 20050702013959A: Amrgen AA1B, Durham, NC, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 20:45 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0600° N, 78.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0600&lon=-78.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100XX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 730 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702013959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT FIELD DURING WARM AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF NORMALLY HOWEVER ONCE AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING THE REQUIRED RPM. THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THIS AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY AND FACING TREES AND INTERSTATE AHEAD. THE PILOT THEN FORCED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE GROUND. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID ON WET GRASS, CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO COME OFF, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST.

## 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 ATL05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA120), Jul 3, 2005: Grumman American AA-1B (N100XX), Durham, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were soft and wet terrain.

## Other reports on N100XX (1)

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

- [Incident 19840730042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730042169I), Jul 30, 1984: Gulstm AA1B (N100XX), Bloomington, IN, Minor damage. Tuned to wrong frequency, landed without a tower clearance on inactive runway. Hard landing collapsed nose gear.

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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