# Accident 20101126053359A: Grumman Ame AA-5B, Coalinga, CA, November 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1397° N, 120.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1397&lon=-120.3603&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: GRUMMAN AME AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101126053359A

## Narrative

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

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 TO DEPART PRIOR TO THE LANDING TRAFFIC THAT WAS INTENDING ON LANDING OPPOSITE TRAFFIC.  AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED ROTATING SPEED THE PILOT NOTICED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO PULL AFT ON THE YOKE. AT THE SAME TIME SHE OBSERVED THAT THE GUST LOCK WAS STILL INSERTED IN THE YOKE PREVENTING THE AIRCRAFT TO TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE GUST LOCK BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  AT THE SAME TIME SHE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE,  BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND DUE TO THE ROUGH SURFACE LOST IT'S NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT. CAME TO A FULL STOP 345 FT PAST THE RUNWAY END.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR11CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA066), Nov 26, 2010: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N74400), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the gust lock prior to takeoff.

## Other reports on N74400 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090716015809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090716015809I), Jul 16, 2009: Amrgen AA5B (N74400), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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