# Accident 20080406837049A: Amrgen AA1A, Alabaster, AL, April 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1769° N, 86.7828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1769&lon=-86.7828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7UX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7UX-2015-05-15) (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: AMRGEN AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 7 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406837049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI AND STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, AL (EET) COMPLETED THREE TOUCH AND GOES.  FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON RIGHT TANK (12 GALLONS CAPACITY; 11 GALLONS USUABLE).  WHILE DOWNWIND FOR THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, THE CFI DEMONSTRATED AN ENGINE OUT PROCEDURE.  THEY LANDED, APPLIED POWER AND TRANSFERRED CONTROLS TO THE STUDENT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN THE AIR AT THIS POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO THE GROUND, LANDED ON THE RUNWAY, RAN OVER THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET OF THE FLAT TERRAIN AND DOWN A SIX TO EIGHT FOOT EMBANKMENT.  THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS CANOPY.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA154), Apr 6, 2008: American AA-1A (N7UX), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to utilize carburetor heat during a power off approach.

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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