# Accident 20120627013231A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C, West Chester, PA, June 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2012, 11:40 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9872° N, 75.5758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9872&lon=-75.5758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9675U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9675U-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (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-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627013231A

## Narrative

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

ON 27 JUNE 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540Z (11:40 EDT), N9675U, MODEL AA1C, WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT THE BRANDYWINE AIRPORT (KOQN) LOCATED NEAR WEST CHESTER, PA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT THREE LOCAL AIRPORTS TO BE OUT OF 220 DEGREES; GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 22 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 220 DEGREES, IT TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 445 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, PASSING SEVERAL PARKED AIRCRAFT AND A FUEL TRUCK, UNTIL IT STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, SUBSEQUENTLY DISLODGING BOTH FROM THEIR TIE-DOWN ROPES. THE FIRST AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES, THE SECOND AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL PATH. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF BY-STANDERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 ERA12CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA418), Jun 27, 2012: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (N9675U), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, 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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