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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American AA-1 · Brigham City, UT · March 12, 2016

Date: March 12, 2016 · 14:10 local
Place: Brigham City, UT
Airport: Brigham City
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5703L
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA149
Reported as: American AA-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 304 total76 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N5703LRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2019 · American AA-1S/N AA1-0103 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot took off from runway 17, there was a crosswind, at rotation the aircraft veered right, the aircraft hit the runway and bent the nose gear the aircraft managed to takeoff, the pilot talked to a flight instructor that was in an other aircraft and flew by that aircraft the instructor told the pilot that the nose gear was bent. The aircraft landed and went off the runway and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 17, THERE WAS A CROSSWIND, AT ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY AND BENT THE NOSE GEAR THE AIRCRAFT MANAGED TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT TALKED TO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THAT WAS IN AN OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FLEW BY THAT AIRCRAFT THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16CA149Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrigham City, UTLoss of directional control during landing, due to nose landing gear damage sustained in the prior takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.Mar 12, 2016 · Substantial damage