# Accident 20260720008079A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Metaline Falls, WA, July 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2026, 10:14 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Airport: Sullivan Lake State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8409° N, 117.2840° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8409&lon=-117.2840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76GC) (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-E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,859 total, 1,436 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720008079A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF A FLIGHT BETWEEN ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AWO) AND SULLIVAN LAKE STATE AIRPORT (09S). THE TAKEOFF AND MAJORITY OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE NORTH ON RWY 34 OF 09S, PILOT STATED THAT HE AT FIRST BELIEVED IT TO BE A NORMAL LANDING, AS THE PILOT PROGRESSED FARTHER INTO THE LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "TOO FAST" AND HE ALSO STATED THAT HE "UNDERESTIMATED HOW HOT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS" AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE THE PERFORMANCE NECESSARY TO DO SO AND SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OFF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCIDENT CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL ISSUES.

PILOT USED SEVERAL WEATHER BRIEFING SOURCES THE DAY BEFORE AND THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT.

PILOT STATED HE IS FAMILIAR AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY FLOWN INTO 09S NUMEROUS TIMES.

## 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 WPR26LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA272), Jul 20, 2026: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N76GC), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s distracted attention on approach to landing on their failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his inability to stop the landing roll on the grass runway.,

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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