# Incident 20200705011419I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Hondo, TX, July 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3542° N, 99.1618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hondo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3542&lon=-99.1618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (registry code 42275, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705011419I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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