# Accident 20080522851119A: Amrgen AA1C, Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2008, 11:58 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0872° N, 75.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0872&lon=-75.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9555U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9555U-2009-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080522851119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON THE UPWIND LEG OF A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLERS, A FOLLOWING HELICOPTER PILOT AND A STUDENT PILOT ON THE GROUND TO ENTER A RIGHT BANK FROM A CLIMB AND IMMEDIATELY PITCH DOWN AND ROLL TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED TRAILERS AND THE PARKING LOT OF A WAREHOUSE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.  SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE WAREHOUSE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING AND IMPACTING IN A NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  AFTER STRIKING ONE TRAILER AND IMPACTING THE GROUND THE AIRCAFT SLID AND STRUCK TWO MORE TRAILERS AND BURST INTO FLAMES.  BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TURN TO THE RIGHT CROSSWIND THE CONTROL TOWER INFORMED THE AIRCRAFT "55U MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC".  NO COMMUNICATION WAS HEARD FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LESSON UNDER FAR PART 61 WITH THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING THE STUDENT PILOT FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB CONFIRMED CONTROL CONTINUITY AND ALL PARTS ACCOUNTED FOR ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURER CONDUCTED ON 5/23/2008 SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## 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 NYC08FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA189), May 22, 2008: Grumman American AA-1C (N9555U), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N9555U (1)

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

- [Accident 20000207043849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207043849A), Feb 7, 2000: Amrgen AA1C (N9555U), Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02-07-00, at about 1055 EST, a Grumman American AA1, N9555U, was substantially damaged while landing at the Cape May County Airport, (wwd, Wildwood,…

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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