# Incident 20060801017119I: Amrgen AA5, Little Fork, MN, August 1, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Little Fork, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3964° N, 93.5578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefork, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3964&lon=-93.5578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6060L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6060L-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060801017119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/01/2006 AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE LITTLE FORK AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD LIFT OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL FROM THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED FROM 2350 RPMS TO 1100 RPMS. WITH THIS LOSS OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RUNWAY LEFT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 71 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE END OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH BOTH WING LEADING EDGED BEING CRUSHED. THE PROPELLER WAS ALSO BADLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION JUST DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. THE NTSB HAS ARRANGED FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSPECTION TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. WILL AMEND REPORT WITH RESULTS WHEN RECEIVED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE NTSB RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT THE DAMAGE SUFFERED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WAS NOT STRUCTURAL AND ONLY I                                                                       NVOLVED DENTED SKIN ON THE WINGS. HAS CHOSEN TO DOWNGRADE THIS EVENT TO AN INCIDENT INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6060L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750112006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112006819A), Jan 12, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N6060L), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Hi speed taxi. Hit 2 parked acft-piper PA-28R,N4563J & Beech H35,N4679D.both substl dmg.

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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