# Accident 20120531009029A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Lawrence, MA, May 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2012, 18:44 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7175° N, 71.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7175&lon=-71.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1608R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1608R-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,377 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120531009029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO SHE TOOK TOO MUCH TIME TO ADJUST THE TRIM FOR TAKEOFF AND RETRACT THE ELECTRIC FLAPS.  THE PILOT STATED BY THE TIME SHE POWERED UP FOR TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE SHE FELT SHE WAS TOO LOW SO SHE PULLED THE POWER BACK AND PUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND TRIED TO STOP.  TIRE SKID MARKS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 30 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE BY GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES WHILE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN, UPPER EMPENNAGE, UPPER FUSELAGE AFT OF THE CANOPY AND BUCKLING OF THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL. PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER CANNOT BE ENTERED IN BLOCK 31 CERT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA12CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA377), May 31, 2012: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N1608R), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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