# Accident 20200421004549A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Bloomimgdale, GA, April 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2020, 14:46 local time
- Place: Bloomimgdale, GA
- Airport: Cypress Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1597° N, 81.3983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1597&lon=-81.3983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314JG-2020-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 1,034 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421004549A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 21, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 LOCAL TIME, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N314JG, GRUMMAN TIGER AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT CYPRESS LAKES FLY IN COMMUNITY AIRPORT (GA35), RUNWAY IS LISTED AS A 2700 FEET GRASS STRIP BY 100 FEET WIDE WITH TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY.  WEATHER AT TIME OF EVENT; KSAV 2116532 28006KT  10SM FEVV250 26/08 A2991  RMK AO2  SLP128  T02610078. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 76 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING WAS RIPPED OFF THE PLANE, THE PLANE CONTINUE INTO THE TREES AND CARTWHEELED TO THE GROUND COMING TO A STOP LAYING ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 ERA20CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA155), Apr 21, 2020: Grumman AA5 (N314JG), Bloomingdale, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a gusting quartering tailwind.

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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