# Accident 20090902048919A: Grumman Ame AA-1C, Holland, MI, September 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7906° N, 86.1625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7906&lon=-86.1625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9649U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9649U-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AME AA-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 22 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA568) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090902048919A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 05, DURING THE FLARE/ TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN PORPOISING.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT AND MAKE A REJECTED LANDING/GO AROUND THE PILOT ADDED POWER, AND THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE  LEFT AND IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 CEN09CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA568), Sep 2, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (N9649U), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and subsequent go-around.

## Other reports on N9649U (1)

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

- [Accident 19781226041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226041129A), Dec 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N9649U), Madison, WI, Substantial damage. Right brake froze

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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