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FAA incident report · Gulfstream American AA-5B · Giddings, TX · December 29, 2012

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Date
December 29, 2012 · 17:45 local
Place
Giddings, TX
Airport
Giddings-Lee County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4513N
Reported as
Gulfstream American AA-5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total300 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N4513NRegistered now · Gulfstream American AA-5BS/N AA5B0994 · Built 1978Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

12/30/2012 Reponded to a notification that the aircraft made a diversionary landing at Giddings-Lee County Airport at approximately 17:45 on the night of 12/29/2012. During phone conversations it was decided to move the aircraft off of the runway and onto the adjancent ramp space.

Upon arrival at the airport the aircraft was seen tied down on the ramp in front of the airport office building. The aircraft?s nose gear appeared to be collapsed and the propellor tips were bent. Photographs were taken of the general condition of the aircraft where it was tied down, as well as detailed photographs of the nose gear, propeller and battery box under the engine cowl.

The nose gear was collapsed and driven up to and dented into the bottom of the engine cowl. The flexible ?boot? At the base of the gear attachment made it impossible to tell whether only the landing gear was damaged or if the firewall had sustained damage as well.

The propeller blades were scarred and the tips were bent indicating that some amount of power was still applied when they struck the runway.

The top engine cowling was raised on the leeft and right side and the firewall was inspected as best could be seen. The battery box was photographed and inspected for indications of electrical malfunction and the altenator was photographed and inspected visually. The belt appeared to be intact.

The aircraft master switch was placed in the ?on? Position and engine instruments were checked. Photgrpaphs were taken of the instrument panel in a ?before and after? Fashion for a power off and power on comparision. The avionics switch was placed in the on position and the communication and navigation radios appeared to be on and the transponder appeared to have power and function normally.

The pilot and passengers were interviewed and statements were taken.

01/03/2013 The pilot presented the aircraft logbooks for inspection.

02/14/2013 Pilot was counseled about other possible actions that could have been used during the night of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

12/30/2012 REPONDED TO A NOTIFICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DIVERSIONARY LANDING AT GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45 ON THE NIGHT OF 12/29/2012. DURING PHONE CONVERSATIONS IT WAS DECIDED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE ADJANCENT RAMP SPACE.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE AIRPORT OFFICE BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLOR TIPS WERE BENT. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE IT WAS TIED DOWN, AS WELL AS DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND BATTERY BOX UNDER THE ENGINE COWL.

THE NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND DRIVEN UP TO AND DENTED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COWL. THE FLEXIBLE ?BOOT? AT THE BASE OF THE GEAR ATTACHMENT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHETHER ONLY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED OR IF THE FIREWALL HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL.

THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SCARRED AND THE TIPS WERE BENT INDICATING THAT SOME AMOUNT OF POWER WAS STILL APPLIED WHEN THEY STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

THE TOP ENGINE COWLING WAS RAISED ON THE LEEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AND THE FIREWALL WAS INSPECTED AS BEST COULD BE SEEN. THE BATTERY BOX WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND INSPECTED FOR INDICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND THE ALTENATOR WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND INSPECTED VISUALLY. THE BELT APPEARED TO BE INTACT.

THE AIRCRAFT MASTER SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE ?ON? POSITION AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED. PHOTGRPAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN A ?BEFORE AND AFTER? FASHION FOR A POWER OFF AND POWER ON COMPARISION. THE AVIONICS SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION AND THE COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION RADIOS APPEARED TO BE ON AND THE TRANSPONDER APPEARED TO HAVE POWER AND FUNCTION NORMALLY.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE INTERVIEWED AND STATEMENTS WERE TAKEN.

01/03/2013 THE PILOT PRESENTED THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS FOR INSPECTION.

02/14/2013 PILOT WAS COUNSELED ABOUT OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED DURING THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT.