# Accident 20080206857799A: Americ AA1A, Grantsburg, WI, February 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grantsburg, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 92.6872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-92.6872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9483L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9483L-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERIC AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC 0320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080206857799A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED 4 TOUCH AND GOS ON SNOW COVERED GRASS RUNWAY.  A FULL STOP WAS PLANNED FOR THE FIFTH LANDING.  ON ROLL OUT, PILOT RELEASED BRAKE PRESSURE AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK.  THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI08CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA076), Feb 6, 2008: American AA-1A (N9483L), Grantsburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seizure of the left brake due to a buildup of ice between the rotor and brake pad. Contributing to the accident was the snow and slush covered runway, and the snowbank.

## Other reports on N9483L (1)

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

- [Accident 20080722843389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080722843389A), Jul 22, 2008: Amrgen AA1A (N9483L), Grantsburg, WI, Destroyed. (-23) On July 22,2008 at 1930 CDT pilot/owner [privacy data omitted] crashed aircraft N9483L. On takeoff heading east from pilot's private field located at…

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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