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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-1 · Cumberland, WI · May 3, 2009

Date
May 3, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place
Cumberland, WI
Airport
Cumberland Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5905L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA279
Reported as
Amrgen AA1
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 3, 2009 Mr. Winch, the pilot of N5905L attempted a crosswind takeoff and lost control of his aircraft. The aircraft came to rest in a corn field north of the runway. The takeoff was attempted on a grass runway that crossed over a paved runway. At the intersection of the two runways the aircraft encountered a bump and the pilot lost contorl. Mr. Winch stated that "he was fairly new to the aircraft and opted to use the grass runway. During takeoff the wind go under his left wing after hitting a bump."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 3, 2009 MR. WINCH, THE PILOT OF N5905L ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED ON A GRASS RUNWAY THAT CROSSED OVER A PAVED RUNWAY. AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO RUNWAYS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BUMP AND THE PILOT LOST CONTORL. MR. WINCH STATED THAT "HE WAS FAIRLY NEW TO THE AIRCRAFT AND OPTED TO USE THE GRASS RUNWAY. DURING TAKEOFF THE WIND GO UNDER HIS LEFT WING AFTER HITTING A BUMP."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.