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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Hondo, TX · July 5, 2020

Date
July 5, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place
Hondo, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N997VB
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On July 5, 2020 at 1500 central standard time. N997VB, a Grumman American AA5, during the take off roll,turned left, departed the runway. The left wing tip struck the ground, causing the aircraft to spin to the left, descending, and striking the ground. Sheering the landing gear from aircraft skidding to a stop. No injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 5, 2020 AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. N997VB, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA5, DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL,TURNED LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE LEFT, DESCENDING, AND STRIKING THE GROUND. SHEERING THE LANDING GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT SKIDDING TO A STOP. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.