# Accident 20130909022399A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C, Hemet, CA, September 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2013, 11:50 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Khmt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7344° N, 117.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7344&lon=-117.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9923U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9923U-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130909022399A

## Narrative

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

UPON ENTERING DOWNWIND AT HEMET AIRPORT, PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, ENTERED THE BASE LEG, AND SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE IN PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 WPR13LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA432), Sep 9, 2013: Grumman American Avn. AA 1C (N9923U), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s hard landing due to the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while on approach after shutting down the engine because of the smoke in the cockpit from a burnt wire that…

## Other reports on N9923U (1)

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

- [Incident 20070802020389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070802020389I), Aug 2, 2007: Amrgen AA1C (N9923U), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was making his first solo landing, on his first solo flight. He made a hard landing, resulting in porpoising of the…

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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