# Accident 20111122027909A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Bulverde, TX, November 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7392° N, 98.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7392&lon=-98.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26067-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 755 total, 410 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111122027909A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES, ROTATED 180 DEGREES THROUGH TREES AND BRUSH, AND LANDED IN A DRY CREEK BED.

## 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 CEN12CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA085), Nov 22, 2011: Grumman American AA-5A (N26067), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper glidepath while on final approach.

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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