# Incident 20220320003109I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Freeland, MI, March 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2022, 15:29 local time
- Place: Freeland, MI
- Airport: Mbs International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5329° N, 84.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MBS INTL (MBS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5329&lon=-84.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (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-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320003109I

## Narrative

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

ON 20 MARCH, 2022 AT 15:29 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A GRUMMAN MODEL AA-A5A AIRCRAFT, N9961U, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND OPERATED BY AN STUDENT PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING WHEN IT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 32 STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AFTER ROLL OUT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND GUSTING WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT (FNT), FLINT, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 15:04 EDT.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, THAT DAY HE WAS FLYING FROM (FNT) TO (MBS) TO COMPLETE A LONG CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO. HE REPORTED AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 32 A GUST OF WIND STARTED TO LIFT UP ON HIS LEFT WING, WHERE AT THAT POINT HE HAD OVERCORRECTED AND STARTED TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN REACHED DOWN TO CLEAN UP HIS FLAPS AND ADD FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF. THE ELEVATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE THEN STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SINK IN THE MUD BRINGING THE PLANE TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AT THAT POINT THE STUDENT PILOT POWERED DOWN THE PLANE.

WEATHER AT MBS AIRPORT AT 18:53Z WAS: WIND 260 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, GUSTING 17 KNOTS, CLEAR, 10 STATUTE MILES, TEMP 56, DEW POINT 30 AND ALTIMETER 3007.

## Other reports on N9961U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230425004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230425004089I), Apr 25, 2023: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9961U), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. On 04/25/2023 at approximately 1601 EDT, a Grumman model AA-5A aircraft, was conducting a training flight. During the landing the student pilot experienced a…
- [Accident 19771224041439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224041439A), Dec 24, 1977: Grumav AA5A (N9961U), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. Clrd eng on base,at 300FT when throttle advanced eng did not respond.

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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