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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Santa Barbara, CA · June 30, 2016

Date: June 30, 2016 · 16:30 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28683
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 757 total160 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N28683Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0755 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 15R at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (ksba), Santa Barbara, CA, with "left closed traffic," pilot began having problems slowing the aircraft down. On his final approach, at approximately 70-80 KTS, the aircraft experienced ground effect, touched down about mid-field, and the nose of the aircraft bounced three times. Pilot did not realize at the time of impact, that the propeller had struck the runway. The pilot discovered the bent blade tips while tying down the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 15R AT THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSBA), SANTA BARBARA, CA, WITH "LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC," PILOT BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. ON HIS FINAL APPROACH, AT APPROXIMATELY 70-80 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GROUND EFFECT, TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MID-FIELD, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. PILOT DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE BENT BLADE TIPS WHILE TYING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.