# Accident 20241201019599A: American AA-1B, Brenham, TX, December 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2024, 14:38 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Airport: Brenham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2351° N, 96.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2351&lon=-96.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6242L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6242L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241201019599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA054), Dec 1, 2024: American AA-1B (N6242L), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an obstructed induction system from a mud dauber nest.

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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