# Incident 20160216002129I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Salinas, CA, February 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2016, 18:29 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9576L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9576L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (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-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 200 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/20160216002129I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAIN TO PORPOISE.  THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR FAILED.

## Other reports on N9576L (2)

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

- [Incident 20110227003629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227003629I), Feb 27, 2011: Grumman Ame AA-1B (N9576L), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. While enroute over Monterey, CA, aircraft lost the aircraft canopy in-flight, declared an emergency, then made an emergency landing at salinas airport (sns).
- [Incident 19791215046699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215046699I), Dec 15, 1979: Gulstm AA1 (N9576L), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft made hard landing in gusty wind, bounced off runway, damaged left wing tip.

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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