# Accident 20050728015659A: Amrgen AA1B, Camas, WA, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 15:02 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Airport: Grove Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6278° N, 122.4042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9861L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9861L-2006-12-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 63 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728015659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A PRACTICE SOLO FLIGHT FOLLOWING HIS FIRST SOLO ON JULY 22, 2005. THE LANDING APPROACH TO RWY 25 APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY. A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. THE STUDENT, TRYING TO CORRECT ADDED POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT HITTING THE 1000 FOOT MARKER SIGN IN THE WING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND TURNED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE STUDENTS INSTRUCTOR HAD PLACED A CROSSWIND LIMITATION OF TEN (10) KTS IN HIS LOGBOOK ON THE SOLO DATE. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE NEAR THE LIMITATION. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED.

## 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 SEA05CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA154), Jul 28, 2005: Grumman American AA1B (N9861L), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty cross-wind weather condition.

## Other reports on N9861L (1)

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

- [Accident 19850413014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413014179A), Apr 13, 1985: Gulstm AA1B (N9861L), Hampton, OR, Substantial damage. Student attempted takeoff on sand runway with high density altitude. Stalled into fence after early liftoff.

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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