# Accident 20120822019499A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Bedford, PA, August 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2012, 12:50 local time
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Airport: Bedford County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0850° N, 78.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0850&lon=-78.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9858L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9858L) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA523) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120822019499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AGAIN AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. WHEN EXECUTING THE GO-AROUND, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT" AND THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL HE WAS GOING TO "CLEAR THE TREES", AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS ABOUT 100 HORSEPOWER AND HE DIDN'T FEEL THE AIRCRAFT WAS GAINING ENOUGH ALTITUDE.AFTER CLEARING A FENCE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE, RIGHT WING DAMAGE, LEFT WING DAMAGE AND RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE DAMAGE AFT OF RIGHT WING. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA12CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA523), Aug 22, 2012: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N9858L), Bedford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and subsequent go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to shutoff the carburetor heat during the…

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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