# Incident 20090716015809I: Amrgen AA5B, Palo Alto, CA, July 16, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2009, 19:38 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74400) (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: 1,196 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090716015809I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PILOT STATED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ONLY TURNED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER AND OFF THE TAXIWAY STRIKING A LIGHTING NAVIGATIONAL AID BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA.

## Other reports on N74400 (1)

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

- [Accident 20101126053359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101126053359A), Nov 26, 2010: Grumman Ame AA-5B (N74400), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. On 11-26-2010 N74400 was intending to depart from harris ranch airport (3O8) prior to takeoff the pilot overheard an aircraft inbound for landing and decided…

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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