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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Houston, TX · July 21, 2012

Date: July 21, 2012 · 11:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9706U
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total70 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N9706URegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2019 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A-0106 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/21/2012 while landing at ellington field (efd) Houston Texas, pilot stated that he was making a standard approch to runway 35L, and that his landing was "flat" and when the aircraft touched down the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot pushed the yoke forward which brought the aircraft down at a more extreme angle and bounced a second time, at which time the propeller made contact with the runway. Aircraft taxied back to its tie down. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/21/2012 WHILE LANDING AT ELLINGTON FIELD (EFD) HOUSTON TEXAS, PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A STANDARD APPROCH TO RUNWAY 35L, AND THAT HIS LANDING WAS "FLAT" AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AT A MORE EXTREME ANGLE AND BOUNCED A SECOND TIME, AT WHICH TIME THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO ITS TIE DOWN. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.