# Accident 20150713011869A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Southbridge, MA, July 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2015, 14:29 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1072° N, 72.0369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1072&lon=-72.0369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1356R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1356R-2018-07-02) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,263 total, 30 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150713011869A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A CROSSWIND/WINDSHEAR CONDITION. THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF SO HE ELECTED TO LAND. DURING LANDING IN THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE NAV/INSTRUMENT LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 200 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 500 FEET BEFORE THE TREES. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TREES AND BUSHES PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLIDE THROUGH A FENCE AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 ERA15LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA266), Jul 13, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA 5 (N1356R), Southbridge, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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