# Accident 20241211020502A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Pearland, TX, December 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2024, 15:12 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5190° N, 95.2403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5190&lon=-95.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5450L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5450L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (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-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 79 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241211020502A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT 1 SUFFERED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT.  THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT 1 DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO PEARLAND REGIONAL (KLVJ) AIRPORT AND SET UP FOR A LANDING AND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT 1 STATED HE SAW AIRCRAFT 2 ABOUT 1/2 MILE AHEAD OF HIM AND ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32.  AIRCRAFT 2 CONDUCTED ITS LANDING AND SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT ON TAXIWAY A3.  AIRCRAFT 1 LANDED WITH AIRCRAFT 2 STILL ON THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT SLOW IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING AIRCRAFT 2.  AIRCRAFT 1 IMPACTED AIRCRAFT 2 AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY A3 AND RUNWAY 32.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N127SL, Cessna 182T: [Accident 20241211021012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241211021012A)

## 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 CEN25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA059), Dec 11, 2024: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N5450L), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The AA-5 pilot’s failure to maintain separation from the 182T during approach and landing, which resulted in a ground collision during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the failure…

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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