# Accident 20191102020789A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Gilbert, SC, November 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Gilbert, SC
- Airport: Gilbert International Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8842° N, 81.3817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8842&lon=-81.3817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24AU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,157 total, 179 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191102020789A

## Narrative

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

N24AU WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO GILBERT INTERNATIONAL AIRPARK (SC45) AND STRUCK SOME TREES PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE LEADING EDGE AND ALERION OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 GAA20CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA066), Nov 2, 2019: American AA 5 (N24AU), Gilbert, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach path, which resulted in impact with a tree.

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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