# Incident 20230808014539I: Grumman G-44A, Columbiana, AL, August 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2023, 07:45 local time
- Place: Columbiana, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1917° N, 86.6155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbiana, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1917&lon=-86.6155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86609) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,090 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808014539I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED FINAL APPROACH SPEED TO DECAY. CFI DID NOT RECOVER IN A TIMELY MANNER, ALLOWING AIRPLANE TO TOUCH DOWN IN A "CRAB".  LEFT SPONSON STRUTS BUCKLED DUE TO SIDELOAD.

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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