# Accident 20130825015509A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Valparaiso, IN, August 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Valparaiso-Porter County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4539° N, 87.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-87.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5538B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538B-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825015509A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP APPROACH AND HIT HARD ON LANDING,  BOUNCED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN, THEN WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  NOSE GEAR WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING IMPACTS WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN13CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA515), Aug 25, 2013: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N5538B), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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