What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft privacy data omitted, a 1972 Grumman American AA-1B arrived with two occupants at 11R Brenham Municipal, at 1:29 p.m. coming from sport flyers (27XS), a privately owned, private use field in waller county, TX. They landed, fueled at the city-owned avgas self-serve tank from 2:13-2:23 p.m., and departed 11R on runway 34 at 2:38 p.m. the pilot stated that he did usual pre-flight where no abnormal indications were shown. Mag check indicated a drop of no less than 125RPMS. Carb heat showed a drop when checked on, about 100RPM. Auxiliary fuel pump
Was turned on for departure. No abnormal engine indications were shown prior to taking the runway or during roll. Carb heat was left off and fuel tank selector was on the left tank. Normal climb was initiated with no abnormal indication. Upon departure, they began losing power at around 500’ above ground and decided to land the aircraft in the open fields north of the airport. The pilot advised that they
Touched down in a field just short of a depression, went down the depression and then back up the FAR side and, at some point, the aircraft’s nose wheel dislodged from the aircraft and the aircraft slid to a halt with its nose in the ground. There were no injuries to either occupant.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1972 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B ARRIVED WITH TWO OCCUPANTS AT 11R BRENHAM MUNICIPAL, AT 1:29 P.M. COMING FROM SPORT FLYERS (27XS), A PRIVATELY OWNED, PRIVATE USE FIELD IN WALLER COUNTY, TX. THEY LANDED, FUELED AT THE CITY-OWNED AVGAS SELF-SERVE TANK FROM 2:13-2:23 P.M., AND DEPARTED 11R ON RUNWAY 34 AT 2:38 P.M. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID USUAL PRE-FLIGHT WHERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE SHOWN. MAG CHECK INDICATED A DROP OF NO LESS THAN 125RPMS. CARB HEAT SHOWED A DROP WHEN CHECKED ON, ABOUT 100RPM. AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP
WAS TURNED ON FOR DEPARTURE. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE SHOWN PRIOR TO TAKING THE RUNWAY OR DURING ROLL. CARB HEAT WAS LEFT OFF AND FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. NORMAL CLIMB WAS INITIATED WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATION. UPON DEPARTURE, THEY BEGAN LOSING POWER AT AROUND 500’ ABOVE GROUND AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OPEN FIELDS NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ADVISED THAT THEY
TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF A DEPRESSION, WENT DOWN THE DEPRESSION AND THEN BACK UP THE FAR SIDE AND, AT SOME POINT, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE WHEEL DISLODGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A HALT WITH ITS NOSE IN THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
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