# Accident 20221014016169A: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, Knoxville, TN, October 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2022, 09:25 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9638° N, 83.8737° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9638&lon=-83.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26944, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26944) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221014016169A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/14/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1055 EASTERN TIME, A GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5A WAS REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT (DKX) IN KNOXVILLE TN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS A STUDENT PILOT AND WAS FLYING THEIR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, THE MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY HOPPED, THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED AGAIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS OUTFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 322 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 ERA23LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA019), Oct 14, 2022: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26944), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control on landing.

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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