# Incident 20091003022369I: Amrgen AA5, Jackson, CA, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3768° N, 120.7939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTOVER FLD AMADOR COUNTY (JAQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3768&lon=-120.7939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5840L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840L-2012-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003022369I

## Narrative

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

DURING HIS TAKE-OFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, A HELICOPTER LIFTED-OFF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE WEST.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED FLYING AND STARTED A DESCENT.  PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND TRIED TO PICK UP AIRSPEED WITH NEGATIVE RESULT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED AFTER A HARD TOUCHDOWN ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON IT’S NOSE.  THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGERS WERE NOT HURT, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

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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