What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 5, 2010, at 1328 MST, N28446, a Grumman American AA-5B, crashed on takeoff from runway 20 at the Santa Fe, new Mexico municipal airport. The pilot and sole occupant of the airplane was not injured. The pilot stated that the run up and initial takeoff roll were normal. When he tried to rotate the airplane for takeoff there was no elevator control and the takeoff was rejected. An eyewitness said the airplane got about 5 to 6 feet in the air and came down hard, bounced two or three times, knocking the nosewheel off of the airplane. The airplane came to rest on the runway. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions and calm winds existed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 5, 2010, AT 1328 MST, N28446, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 20 AT THE SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUN UP AND INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL WERE NORMAL. WHEN HE TRIED TO ROTATE THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF THERE WAS NO ELEVATOR CONTROL AND THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED. AN EYEWITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE GOT ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN HARD, BOUNCED TWO OR THREE TIMES, KNOCKING THE NOSEWHEEL OFF OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.