# Incident 20130628010679I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Picket, WI, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Picket, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N28483, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28483) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 2 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628010679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A 2200FT GRASS STRIP. THE FIRST 1000FEET OF THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS SOFT AND WET DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF DURING A LIGHT CROSSWIND. HE FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND THUS HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF TOO LATE AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY THROUGH A FIELD, OVER A GRAVEL ROAD ON TO THE EMBANKMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 44 NEAR OSHKOSH WISCONSIN.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNHARMED REPORTED NO INJURIES TO THE POLICE.

## Other reports on N28483 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871102065439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871102065439A), Nov 2, 1987: Gulstm AA5B (N28483), Leavenworth, IN, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a short rough strip with a full load. Appeared unable and aborted too late. Ran off end into fence.

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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