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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman Ame AA-1C · Cape May, NJ · November 29, 2009

Date
November 29, 2009 · 11:55 local
Place
Cape May, NJ
Airport
Cape May County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CDMS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9739U
Reported as
Grumman Ame AA-1C
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing the student claimed that the aircraft just dropped to the ground over the runway and hit the nose wheel, he then tried to initiate a go around by adding power the aircraft again hit the ground a second time he then started to lose control and pulled the power back the aircraft then hit the ground for the third time and struck very hard and damaged the nose wheel and hit the prop after the aircraft came to a stop he claimed he got out and ran from the a/c.the winds were favoring the active runway 19 however the student landed on 28, he said that about 15 miles out he heard other aircraft in the pattern using 28, he did not say that he checked AWOS however he did state that he overflew the airport to check the wind sock, the AWOS report stated the the winds were coming from the south at 12 knots at that time.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING THE STUDENT CLAIMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT JUST DROPPED TO THE GROUND OVER THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE NOSE WHEEL, HE THEN TRIED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND BY ADDING POWER THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN HIT THE GROUND A SECOND TIME HE THEN STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND PULLED THE POWER BACK THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE GROUND FOR THE THIRD TIME AND STRUCK VERY HARD AND DAMAGED THE NOSE WHEEL AND HIT THE PROP AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE CLAIMED HE GOT OUT AND RAN FROM THE A/C.THE WINDS WERE FAVORING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 19 HOWEVER THE STUDENT LANDED ON 28, HE SAID THAT ABOUT 15 MILES OUT HE HEARD OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN USING 28, HE DID NOT SAY THAT HE CHECKED AWOS HOWEVER HE DID STATE THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO CHECK THE WIND SOCK, THE AWOS REPORT STATED THE THE WINDS WERE COMING FROM THE SOUTH AT 12 KNOTS AT THAT TIME.

Other reports on N9739U · 1

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