20121026023231A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Fairhope, AL · October 26, 2012

Date
October 26, 2012 · 17:15 local
Place
Fairhope, AL
Airport
H L Sonny Callahan
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26380
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA041
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
1,207 total690 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot made normal approach and landing on runway 1. Approximately 200 feet into the rollout pilot reported that the aircraft began to veer to the left. Pilot applied right toe brake in an unsuccessful attempt to control direction. Aircraft struck another aircraft holding on taxiway A2. Holding aircraft was 30 yards forward of the hold short line. After exiting the aircraft, landing pilot noted that left main tire was flat. Investigation indicates brakes were operating normally and that left main tire tube had a small gash. Landing pilot reported that he had no difficulty maintaining directional control of the aircraft during taxi and takeoff and that it was not until landing rollout that directional control became difficult.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 1. APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT TOE BRAKE IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CONTROL DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HOLDING ON TAXIWAY A2. HOLDING AIRCRAFT WAS 30 YARDS FORWARD OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, LANDING PILOT NOTED THAT LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS FLAT. INVESTIGATION INDICATES BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THAT LEFT MAIN TIRE TUBE HAD A SMALL GASH. LANDING PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNTIL LANDING ROLLOUT THAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME DIFFICULT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.