# Accident 20121026023231A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Fairhope, AL, October 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: H L Sonny Callahan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4561° N, 87.8728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4561&lon=-87.8728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26380, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26380) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,207 total, 690 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121026023231A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA041), Oct 26, 2012: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N26380), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Grumman pilot’s loss of directional control during landing for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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