# Incident 20141012018409I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Ray, MI, October 12, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2014, 12:20 local time
- Place: Ray, MI
- Airport: Ray Community Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7598° N, 84.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ray, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7598&lon=-84.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9981U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9981U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (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-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141012018409I

## Narrative

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

PROPERLY ENDORSED STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO APPROACH TO AIRPORT 57D EXPERIENCED CROSSWIND GUST AT 1 TO 2 FOOT ABOVE SURFACE LOOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND PUSHING AIRCRAFT ON TO GRASS.

AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH A DITCH STRIKING PROP AND BREAKING NOSE WHEEL SUPPORT TUBE.

PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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