# Incident 20210614009569I: American Aviation AA-1A, Sherrills Ford, NC, June 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2021, 19:34 local time
- Place: Sherrills Ford, NC
- Airport: Long Island Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6607° N, 80.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG ISLAND AIRPARK (NC26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6607&lon=-80.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7253L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253L-2023-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 9 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210614009569I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/14/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1934 LOCAL TIME, GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7253L, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING THAT DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LONG ISLAND AIRPARK (NC26) AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).  WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AS VFR.  PIC WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED AND THE WAS AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY.

THE PIC STATED THAT SHE LANDED LONG AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING THE LANDING.  PIC STATED A THUNDERSTORM WAS IN THE VICINITY BUT DID NOT AFFECT THE LANDING AS THE WINDS WERE CALM.

RELATED AR RECORDS: INCIDENT 1702 - EA68202102824

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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