# Accident 20090201002359A: Amrgen AA5, Payson, AZ, February 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2614° N, 111.3433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2614&lon=-111.3433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5423L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5423L-2015-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201002359A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHANDLER, AZ. AND WAS TO BE A ROUND TRIP CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PAYSON AND BACK TO CHANDLER.  THE PILOT APPROACHED THE PAYSON AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH, OVER FLEW THE AIRPORT, AND ENTERED RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 24.  THE PILOT STATES HE DECIDED TO USE RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THAT RUNWAY.  HE HAD CHECKED THE PAYSON AWOS WHICH REPORTED THE WINDS AT 010 DEGREES @ 11.  THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL BASE TO FINAL WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS HIGH.  HE REDUCED POWER AND GOT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON GLIDESLOPE AND AIRSPEED AT 70-75 MPH.  HE REALIZED AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A BAD CROSSWIND, AND HE HAD IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND TO GO-AROUND OR TO NOT EVEN LAND.  HE AIMED FOR TOUCHDOWN ON THE 1000 FT MARK, BUT FLOATED PAST IT TO APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL FIRST AND HIT HARD ENOUGH TO BOUNCE.  HE SAID HE THEN APPLIED POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN.  HE SAID HE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY TIMES THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.  AT ONE POINT, AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE PILOT REMEMBERS THE AIRCRAFT POINTING AT A BUILDING, AND EVEN STATES HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.  DURING THE (CONTINUED PG 2)

## 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 WPR09CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA106), Feb 1, 2009: Grumman AA-5 (N5423L), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition.

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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