# Accident 20101127055329A: Grumman Ame AA-5B, Royse City, TX, November 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2010, 15:50 local time
- Place: Royse City, TX
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0428° N, 96.3639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0428&lon=-96.3639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4541L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4541L-2017-03-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 736 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101127055329A

## Narrative

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

THEPIC DEPARTED FOO ENROUTE TO F-46 ON 11/27/2010 AT ABOUT 15:30. AT ABOUT 15:50 THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE ENGINE SWITCHED FROM RH TO LH TANK AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY INCREASED RPM PRIOR LOSS O POWER. TURNED ON CARB HEAT (HUMIDITY WAS LOW THIS DATE- 40%) TURND OFF FUEL AND ELECTRIC POWER AND PRPARED FOR AN OFF RUNWAY LANDING . AFTER PASSING POWER LINES THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING WENT UP DRAMATICALLY FROM A WIND GUST. (WEATHER INDICATED 8 KNOW WINDS WITH LITTLE GUSTING) THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS POSITION. THIS SNAPPED OFF THE NOSE WHEEL AT IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT R/H MAIN GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND NEXT, COLLAPSING. THE L/H WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR STRUSTURAL DAMAGE. THE R/H WING ALSO HAD WRINKLING AND OIL CANNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIPPED, LEFT WING HIGH FROM THE COLLAPSED R/H MAIN GEAR.ON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE AS NO FUEL IN THE L/H WING- UPEER, AND ABOUT 3 GALLONS IN THE R/H WING- LOWER. THE R/H FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMISED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED HE CHECKED BOTH TANKS, AND FUEL WAS PRESENT. AS TH VALVE WAS IN THE CENTER POSITION, IT WOULD ALLOW FUEL TO TRANSFER FROM THE RAISED TANK TO THE LOWER TANK.THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE OWNERS MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS RUN. AN ON SCENE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL OR IN THE SCREEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THIS WOULD INDICATE FUEL STARVATION. THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAD TO BE TAPPED TO KEEP RUNNING. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.

## 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 CEN11LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA084), Nov 27, 2010: Grumman American AA-5B (N4541L), Navada, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to debris obstructing the fuel filter, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate airspeed during the forced landing,…

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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