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FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · River Falls, WI · June 1, 2022

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Date
June 1, 2022 · 12:30 local
Place
River Falls, WI
Airport
St Croix Riviera
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6298L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA220
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,500 total10 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
N6298LRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2024 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BS/N AA1B0098Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

06/01/2022 privacy data omitted engine quit on takeoff at st. Croix Riviera airport (6WI2). Solo student pilot departed south st paul municipal airport (sgs) 06/01/2022 0845 with full fuel, landed at lake elmo (21D) to meet his primary CFI for flight training. CFI and student pilot took off from 21D, performed multiple takeoffs and landings at amery municipal airport (ahh) and simenstad municipal airport (oeo) before returning to 21D logging 1.4 hours of flight time. Solo student then took off from 21D and returned to his home airport St Croix Riviera (6WI2). At 1115 the student pilot met with another CFI and decided to do some take offs and landings. CFI and student pilot took off on the nw runway with the student pilot at the controls, performed 1 touch and go and then landed on the nw runway. They then took off from the se runway and the engine stalled approximately 150 feet after takeoff where the CFI took control of the aircraft and attempted to land the aircraft in a field straight ahead of the departure runway. The aircraft impacted the ground 550 feet from the end of the runway and came to rest 60 feet from the initial point of impact. The aircraft was substantially damaged with no indication of engine rotation on impact. Left and right fuel gauges both showed empty, no signs of fuel leaking. Aircraft recovery stated there was not enough fuel remaining in the aircraft to measure. Aircraft was inspected at storage facility. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Propeller was bent and hitting front landing gear, after propeller was removed the engine rotated smootly, all cylinders had thumb compression, spark was found on all ingnition leads. No fuel was found in fuel lines, screen or carburator.

As the FAA filed it

06/01/2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AT ST. CROIX RIVIERA AIRPORT (6WI2). SOLO STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED SOUTH ST PAUL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SGS) 06/01/2022 0845 WITH FULL FUEL, LANDED AT LAKE ELMO (21D) TO MEET HIS PRIMARY CFI FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. CFI AND STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM 21D, PERFORMED MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT AMERY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AHH) AND SIMENSTAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OEO) BEFORE RETURNING TO 21D LOGGING 1.4 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. SOLO STUDENT THEN TOOK OFF FROM 21D AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME AIRPORT ST CROIX RIVIERA (6WI2). AT 1115 THE STUDENT PILOT MET WITH ANOTHER CFI AND DECIDED TO DO SOME TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. CFI AND STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF ON THE NW RUNWAY WITH THE STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS, PERFORMED 1 TOUCH AND GO AND THEN LANDED ON THE NW RUNWAY. THEY THEN TOOK OFF FROM THE SE RUNWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF WHERE THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 550 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST 60 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH NO INDICATION OF ENGINE ROTATION ON IMPACT. LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL GAUGES BOTH SHOWED EMPTY, NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUEL REMAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT TO MEASURE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT STORAGE FACILITY. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. PROPELLER WAS BENT AND HITTING FRONT LANDING GEAR, AFTER PROPELLER WAS REMOVED THE ENGINE ROTATED SMOOTLY, ALL CYLINDERS HAD THUMB COMPRESSION, SPARK WAS FOUND ON ALL INGNITION LEADS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN FUEL LINES, SCREEN OR CARBURATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA220Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRiver Falls, WIThe student pilot’s and flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jun 1, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6298L · 1

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

Accident 19770721024749ATakeoff Ground Roll · Lakeville, MNJul 21, 1977 · Substantial damage