# Accident 20240711012419A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Camdenton, MO, July 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2024, 10:08 local time
- Place: Camdenton, MO
- Airport: Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9727° N, 92.6892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9727&lon=-92.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240711012419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON BRAKE RELEASE AND APPLYING FULL POWER FOR TAKE-OFF, HER SEAT SLID ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE "FULL BACK" POSITION. THE PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN IT'S TAKE-OFF ROLL. WITH NO ONE CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO USE HER TOE TO REACH THE THROTTLE AND PULL HERSELF UP TO REGAIN THROTTLE CONTROL AND GET HERSELF BEHIND THE YOKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE TAXIWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A HARD STOP IN A RAVINE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN24LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA315), Jul 11, 2024: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N23JK), Camdenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance of the seat locking mechanism, which resulted in the pilot’s seat sliding back during takeoff and a subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N23JK (2)

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

- [Incident 20050930030939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930030939I), Sep 30, 2005: Amrgen AA5B (N23JK), Galesburg, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] - aircraft was climbing through 4700 feet when the pilot noted the engine was not developing typical rpm's. the pilot then noted…
- [Incident 19800101011239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800101011239I), Jan 1, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N23JK), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into water filled chuck hole. Nose wheel strut collapsed, damaging propeller.

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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