# Accident 20090503009839A: Amrgen AA1, Cumberland, WI, May 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland, WI
- Airport: Cumberland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5100° N, 91.9825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5100&lon=-91.9825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5905L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5905L-2011-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090503009839A

## Narrative

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

(-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."

## 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 CEN09CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA279), May 3, 2009: American AA-1 (N5905L), Cumberland, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff in crosswind conditions.

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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