# Accident 20150604007639A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Springhill, LA, June 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2015, 20:10 local time
- Place: Springhill, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9786° N, 93.4092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9786&lon=-93.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74304-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (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-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 255 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604007639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT AND ADVANCED FULL THROTTLE TO EXECUTE A TOUCH-AND-GO. AS HE REACHED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, HE FELT A BUMP AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ENGINE. THE PLANE VEERED LEFT, SO HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND REDUCED THROTTLE.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE, HE AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER DISCOVERED A DEAD DEER APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET FROM THE POINT OF THE INITIAL "BUMP."

## 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 GAA15CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA108), Jun 5, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N74304), Springhill, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Unintentional collision with a deer during landing in dusk visual conditions.

## Other reports on N74304 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780422012689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422012689I), Apr 22, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N74304), Elyria, OH, Minor damage. Bird strike at cruise destroyed windshield. Minor injury to passenger.

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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