# Incident 20130905016009I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Mason, MI, September 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (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-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905016009I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF ROLL WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE GRASS, ACROSS A TAXIWAY, BACK INTO GRASS AND ENDED UP WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND PROP STRIKE.

PIC STATED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS "LIMP' WHEN HE TOOK THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE AND THAT HE APPLIED POWER SMOOTHLY AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N5459L (1)

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

- [Incident 20050329005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050329005339I), Mar 29, 2005: Amrgen AA5 (N5459L), Gainsville, GA, Minor damage. (-23) FAA notified an aircraft (acft) reported down in gainesville, GA, on March 29, 05. Via telecom the pilot stated during climb out the acft lost power,…

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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