# Accident 20220601009939A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, River Falls, WI, June 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: River Falls, WI
- Airport: St Croix Riviera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8398° N, 92.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8398&lon=-92.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6298L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6298L-2024-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220601009939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA220), Jun 1, 2022: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N6298L), River Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s and flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N6298L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770721024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721024749A), Jul 21, 1977: Grumav AA1B (N6298L), Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage

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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