# Accident 20160623006529A: American Aviation AA-1A, Knoxville, TN, June 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2016, 08:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8856° N, 83.9567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8856&lon=-83.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9341L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341L-2019-12-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 15 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160623006529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE ON RUNWAY 19, A 2,100-FOOT-LONG, 150-FOOT-WIDE, TURF RUNWAY. A SET OF TIRE IMPRESSIONS IN THE TURF EXTENDED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT LINE, ACROSS A PAVED TAXIWAY TO THE STRUCK VEHICLE, AND THEN CONTINUED TO THE AIRPLANE'S FINAL RESTING LOCATION AT THE HANGAR, WITH NO INDICATION OF BRAKING.

## 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 ERA16LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA228), Jun 23, 2016: American AA1 (N9341L), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a quartering headwind.

## Other reports on N9341L (1)

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

- [Incident 20061011021099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011021099I), Oct 11, 2006: Amrgen AA1A (N9341L), Fairmont, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On 10/11/2006, while enroute from bff to cek, the pilot decided to make a fuel stop at fmz. The pilot made four calls to fmz UNICOM with no response and…

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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