# Incident 20060115002109I: Amrgen AA1B, Sparta, TN, January 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Sparta-White County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9347° N, 85.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-85.4726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7119L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7119L-2009-03-17) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060115002109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/15/2006 ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE PILOT OF N7119L, A GRUMMAN AA-1B AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SHELBYVILLE, TN (SYI) ENROUTE TO SPARTA, TN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ UPON LANDING AT SPARTA, TN (SRB) ON RUNWAY 22 BOUNCED HIS AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN, IT BOUNCED HARDER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE THIRD TIME THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT WING, THE LEFT FLAP AND LEFT AILERON. THE TAIL CONE AREA HAS DAMAGE AND THE PROP ALSO STRUCK 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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