# Accident 20231108021289A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Fort Worth, TX, November 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2023, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9306° N, 97.4124° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9306&lon=-97.4124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9568U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9568U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231108021289A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROX. 0830 LOCAL, NOVEMBER 8, 2023, THE PILOT LANDED AT HICKS AIRPORT (T67) IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO A PARKING SPOT, HE CLAIMED TO STRIKE A TRASH CONTAINER WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING HIM TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A HANGAR APPROX. 15 FEET TO HIS RIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY, DRY AND CLEAR. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE  WAS ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AT NORMAL TAXI SPEED, WHEN A MOTORCYCLE APPEARED ON THE TAXIWAY COMING TOWARD HIM. THIS TAXIWAY WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HANGARS. WHILE FOCUSING HIS ATTENTION ON THE MOTORCYCLE, THE RIGHT-WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN OBJECT AND SWUNG HIM TO THE RIGHT. HIS AIRCRAFT HAS A CASTERING NOSE WHEEL AND CAN ONLY BE STEERED BY DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. HE ATTEMPTED TO HARD LEFT BRAKE AND SWING BACK TO THE TAXIWAY BUT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING IMPACTED THE CORNER OF A HANGAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, AND THAT IMPACT SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE AND PROPELLER IMPACTED THE DOOR OF THAT HANGAR. NO SUDDEN PROP STOPPAGE . THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE HICKS AIRPORT T67.  IT WAS TIED DOWN ON THE GRASS PARKING AREA JUST NORTHWEST OF THE HICKS RESTAURANT.  THE HANGAR IN QUESTION IS HANGAR 515 AND THE DAMAGE CAN BE SEEN ON THE FRONT OF THE DOOR. THE NTX FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1600 08NOV2023 BY ROC WHO NOTIFIED THE FAA THAT NTSB HAD RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT EARLIER THAT DAY. THE IIC DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE 0800 09NOV2023. ARRIVED AT 1030. THE NARATIVE OF THE PILOT DOES COINCIDE WITH THE DAMAGES REPORTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND HANGAR. THE PROP HAD A .5" PIECE MISSING, SPINNER INDICATIONS OF SPINNING WEAR ON THE TIP. THE RIGHT WIND SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING THE ENTIRE LENGTH (SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE).

## 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 CEN24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA034), Nov 8, 2023: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N9568U), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The distraction of the pilot during the taxi, resulting in a ground collision.

## Other reports on N9568U (2)

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

- [Incident 19810302014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810302014049I), Mar 2, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N9568U), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Zk nose wheel and fork dropped off as aircraft tookoff. Records indicate work on nose gear feb. 1981. No cotter pin
- [Accident 19780625019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625019709A), Jun 25, 1978: Grumav AA5A (N9568U), Evanston, WY, 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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