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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American AA-1A · Granite Falls, MN · June 10, 2022

Date: June 10, 2022 · 06:48 local
Place: Granite Falls, MN
Airport: Granite Falls Municipal/Lenzen-Roe
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9207L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA241
Reported as: American AA-1A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 144 total63 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N9207LRegistered now · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0107 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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2022-06-10 N9207L Granite Falls MN aircraft crashed .5 miles east of airport. PIC took off from Granite Falls airport (gdb) for a local flight and flew for approximately 35 minutes. Winds were reported as 240 at 5 knots. Aircraft was preparing to land on runway 33. Aircraft was found upside down with the left wing detached from the aircraft 2600 feet east of the runway approximately halfway down the runway. The aircraft came to rest 65 feet from initial point of impact. Left aileron counterweight was found adjacent to initial point of impact. There were 2 more impact points with no identifiable marks. Left wing was 6 feet from the aircraft and the spinner was found 15 feet from the aircraft. PIC was able to exit the aircraft and was air lifted to hospital with a head injury. PIC has no memory of the events leading to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

2022-06-10 N9207L GRANITE FALLS MN AIRCRAFT CRASHED .5 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT. PIC TOOK OFF FROM GRANITE FALLS AIRPORT (GDB) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 240 AT 5 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE LEFT WING DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT 2600 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 65 FEET FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. LEFT AILERON COUNTERWEIGHT WAS FOUND ADJACENT TO INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. THERE WERE 2 MORE IMPACT POINTS WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE MARKS. LEFT WING WAS 6 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SPINNER WAS FOUND 15 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO HOSPITAL WITH A HEAD INJURY. PIC HAS NO MEMORY OF THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN22LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGranite Falls, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while in the airport traffic pattern that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.Jun 10, 2022 · Substantial damage