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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream American AA-5A · Millington, TN · May 11, 2012

Date: May 11, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place: Millington, TN
Airport: Charles W. Baker
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26961
Reported as: Gulfstream American AA-5A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 114 total

N26961Registered now · Gulfstream American AA-5AS/N AA5A0840 · Built 1979 Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 11, 2012, at approxmently 1300 local, N26961, a Grumman AA-5A, upon landing at Charles Baker airport, 2M8, on runway 18, bounced in the air and porpoised. The aircraft struck the runway, damaging the prop, folded the nose gear under the fuselage, and came to rest on the runway, sustaining minor damage. The weather was clear, with winds 120 at 7 knots. The student pilot has 114.3 total hours, of which 22.5 are solo. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 11, 2012, AT APPROXMENTLY 1300 LOCAL, N26961, A GRUMMAN AA-5A, UPON LANDING AT CHARLES BAKER AIRPORT, 2M8, ON RUNWAY 18, BOUNCED IN THE AIR AND PORPOISED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE PROP, FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR UNDER THE FUSELAGE, AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WITH WINDS 120 AT 7 KNOTS. THE STUDENT PILOT HAS 114.3 TOTAL HOURS, OF WHICH 22.5 ARE SOLO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.