# Accident 20090514006659A: Amrgen AA5B, Midland, TX, May 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0364° N, 102.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0364&lon=-102.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 9 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090514006659A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME, THE STUDENT PILOT OPERATING N225BC, GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT MODEL AA-5B, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 7 AT MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD), MIDLAND, TEXAS.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE OT THE LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND A PUNCTURE TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AREA.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN09CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA298), May 14, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N225BC), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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