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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Spruce Creek, FL · May 20, 2023

Date: May 20, 2023 · 08:35 local
Place: Spruce Creek, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N232CP
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total

N232CPRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B-0129 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 05/20/2023 at 08:35 am EST airman was taxing the aircraft from a parking area to his hangar when the aircraft experienced an unknown brake issue while attempting to turn onto foxtrot taxiway. This resulted in the aircraft departing the taxiway and coming to rest in a 6 ft drainage ditch on the north side of lima taxiway. The aircraft substained substantial damage to the left wing and tail assembly during the incident. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/20/2023 AT 08:35 AM EST AIRMAN WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT FROM A PARKING AREA TO HIS HANGAR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN BRAKE ISSUE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO FOXTROT TAXIWAY. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE TAXIWAY AND COMING TO REST IN A 6 FT DRAINAGE DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LIMA TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND TAIL ASSEMBLY DURING THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.