# Accident 20160605017869A: American Aviation AA-1A, Lone Pine, CA, June 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2016, 11:40 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Chicken Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8072° N, 117.7817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8072&lon=-117.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6391L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6391L-2018-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 101 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605017869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE CHICKEN STRIP AIRPORT IN DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA. DURING THE GROUND ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND FLIPPED INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WINDS DURING LANDING. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WAS REPORTED. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 GAA16CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA289), Jun 5, 2016: American AA 1A (N6391L), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect brake and power application during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun, collision with a dirt berm, nose gear collapse, and nose-over.

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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