# Incident 20131206023849I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Monks Corner, SC, December 6, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2013, 17:38 local time
- Place: Monks Corner, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1378R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1378R-2021-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (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-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131206023849I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, STATED AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FT. THE PILOT THEN TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG DUE TO A TAILWIND, EXITED THE RUNWAY, JUMPED A DITCH AND ON IMPACT BROKE OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

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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