# Accident 20070803014749A: Amrgen AA5A, Elk River, ID, August 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2007, 08:05 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Airport: Elk River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8003° N, 116.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8003&lon=-116.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27166-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803014749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2007 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE PILOT WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N27166, A GRUMMAN TIGER AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING AT THE ELK RIVER, IDAHO AIRPORT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE 1979 GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO MECHANIC ISSUES WITH N27166 PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE ELK RIVER AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, OWNED BY THE POTLATCH CORPORATION OF LEWISTON, IDAHO. THE RUNWAY IS GRASS, AND WAS REPORTED AS DRY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 LAX07CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA248), Aug 3, 2007: Grumman American AA5A (N27166), Elk River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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