# Accident 20120706014119A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Ray, MI, July 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2012, 20:55 local time
- Place: Ray, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7369° N, 82.8889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7369&lon=-82.8889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26181-2018-01-02) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706014119A

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT 57D THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TO 3' INTO THE AIR AND THE PILOT SAW 2 DEER JUMP UP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  ONE DEER RAN INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE INBOARD OF THE WINGTIP. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE NORTH AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND WAS HEADED FOR ROWS OF HANGARS.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE REMAINING PORTION OF RUNWAY 36 AND GOT IT BACK ON THE GROUND.  IT WAS GOING TOO FAST TO STOP SO THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO A BEAN FIELD.  THE NOSED WHEEL STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE BEAN FIELD AND DUG INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SHEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA419), Jul 7, 2012: Grumman American AA-5A (N26181), Ray Township, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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