Grumman American Avn. AA-5A

FAA incident reports · 272

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Accident 20260720008079AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Metaline Falls, WA[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…Jul 20, 2026 · N76GC · Substantial damageAccident 20260223004719AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Admire, KSOn February 23, 2026, aircraft Grumman American aircraft, model AA-5A departed ellington airport (lug), lewisburg, TN enroute to council grove, KS (K63) via Kansas city, MO (mkc). The aircraft departed mkc enroute to K63, lost engine power and landed in a…Feb 23, 2026 · N9939U · Substantial damageIncident 20251016015159IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Mocksville, NCOn 10/16/2025 at approximatley 1123 am an gruman American AA-5 landed long and overran the west end of runway 9 at Twin Lakes Airport (8A7) in Mocksville, NC. The aircraft came to rest in a culver adjacent to fort bixby rd. damage to the aircraft was minimal…Oct 16, 2025 · N747SZ · Minor damageAccident 20250217013789AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Gladewater, TXDuring takeoff from Gladewater airport runway 14/32, alt 450-480 ft. the PIC heard a loud bang, experience power loss and noted RPM drop. The PIC immediately made a left turn to return to Gladewater runway 14/32. At midairfield the PIC made another left turn…Feb 17, 2025 · N26071 · Substantial damageAccident 20231108021289AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Fort Worth, TXAt approx. 0830 local, November 8, 2023, the pilot landed at hicks airport (T67) in Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, he claimed to strike a trash container with the right wing causing him to come into contact with a hangar approx.…Nov 8, 2023 · N9568U · Substantial damageAccident 20230704012019AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Huntsville, ALPilot and passenger departed Huntsville intl. Airport (khsv) towards guntersville, AL airport (8A1). When adjusting the power settings, the engine went to idle and did not respond to throttle cable inputs. An emergency was then declared, and an attempt was…Jul 4, 2023 · N26387 · Substantial damageIncident 20230425004089IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Muskegon, MIOn 04/25/2023 at approximately 1601 EDT, a Grumman model AA-5A aircraft, was conducting a training flight. During the landing the student pilot experienced a “balloon effect” and the pilot’s actions resulted in a hard landing. No injuries were reported. The…Apr 25, 2023 · N9961U · Minor damageIncident 20220320003109IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Freeland, MIOn 20 March, 2022 at 15:29 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Grumman model AA-A5A aircraft, N9961U, [privacy data omitted], and operated by an student pilot for a personal flight received minor damage after landing when it veered left off runway 32 striking a…Mar 20, 2022 · N9961U · Minor damageIncident 20220126001099IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Beaufort, SCAirport manager statement: The airport manager: happened at karw wed. Early afternoon - 2 pm ish - aircraft (Grumman tiger) based in wilmington, NC was not making. Power and went off end of runway, the airport manager towed it back to the ramp for the owner.…Jan 26, 2022 · N26276 · No damageIncident 20201110021699IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Granbury, TXGruman aircraft landed on runway 19 and continued off runway into the grass. Skidmarks in the grass and dirt show the brakes were applied but unable to stop the aircraft which came to it's final resting place in the ditch adjacent to the runway.Nov 10, 2020 · N9849U · Minor damageAccident 20201025015069AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Woodbranch, TXInformation from the FAA form 8020-9 submitted to the houston FSDO stated in block 5, pilot received a local IFR clearance with a turn away from 3000' mva. After reaching 2400", the aircraft was observed in a left spiraling descent & unresponsive.Oct 25, 2020 · N26136 · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20200918019651IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Kailua Kona, HIOn September 18, 2020 at approximate 1315 local a Grumman aircraft, model AA5 while taxing out of parking spot lost left brake function and struck a parked Cessna 206 aircraft with propeller on right side of the engine.Sep 18, 2020 · N26398 · Minor damageAccident 20200105003249AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Rutherfordton, NCOn January 5, 2020 at approximately 1900Z, a Grumman American AA-5A single engine aircraft, N9593U departed on a VFR flight from the hendersonville, NC (0A7) airport. The personal sight seeing flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC)…Jan 5, 2020 · N9593U · Substantial damageAccident 20191229018639AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · New Carrollton, MDThe aircraft departed from kcgs runway 15 on an IFR flight plan at approximately 1445 without incident. The aircraft climbed to 1,900 feet before entering a right hand spiraling descent. At 1447 the final radar target was at 525 feet with a ground speed of…Dec 29, 2019 · N26455 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20190926018299AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Cowles, NMOn September 26, 2019, about 1810 mountain daylight time, a Grumman AA-5A airplane, N9774U, was destroyed when it crashed in mountainous terrain near Cowles, new Mexico. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by…Sep 26, 2019 · N9774U · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20190701008769AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Cheyenne, WYOn Monday, July 01, 2019, N387G, a Grumman AA-5A cheetah, operated by a commercial rated pilot with a commercial rated pilot as a passenger, was en route to rocky mountain metropolitan airport (kbjc) from casper, WY (kcpr). Monitoring the severe weather…Jul 1, 2019 · N387G · Substantial damageIncident 20180221002999IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Nashua, NHPIC of N26422 was conducting touch and go flight maneuvers at kash. Conditions at the field were a right front crosswind with winds reported from the kash METAR at 190 7G16KT. After completing a first touch and go with slight left drift, the PIC initiated a…Feb 21, 2018 · N26422 · Minor damageIncident 20161124020759IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Pearland, TXOn November 24, 2016, at 1306 CST, an aircraft bearing registration number N26247. The airplane is leased to coastal skies aero club. The flight departed klvj airport for a local sightseeing flight of the houston area when the engine started running rough the…Nov 24, 2016 · N26247 · No damageAccident 20160812023159AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Reno, NV[privacy data omitted] Was identified as the pilot in command, holder of a private pilot certificate, [privacy data omitted] while operating a Grumman American AA-5A, N26104 on August 12, 2016. At approximately 1430PDT, the airmen was involved in an accident…Aug 12, 2016 · N26104 · Substantial damageAccident 20151217019509AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Friendswood, TXStudent pilot completing solo take-off and landings stated that he thought he flared too high and then bounced the aircraft near or on the runway threshold and then bounced it again further down the runway causing the airplane to become misaligned to the left…Dec 17, 2015 · N9860U · Substantial damageAccident 20150809012199AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Harrisburg, ILThe student pilot, with no evidence of solo endorsement, was on a moonless night flight, over a national forest preserve, with his non-certificated father when the aircraft contacted trees and crashed.Aug 9, 2015 · N9684U · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20150701010059AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Mackay, IDOn required cross country flights the student pilot inadvertently flew into a canyon unknown to him and could not successfully exit due to aircraft performance limitations thereby crashing the aircraft resulting in substantial damage.Jul 1, 2015 · N9887U · Substantial damageIncident 20141012018409IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Ray, MIProperly endorsed student pilot on solo approach to airport 57D experienced crosswind gust at 1 to 2 foot above surface loosing directional control and pushing aircraft on to grass. Aircraft passed through a ditch striking prop and breaking nose wheel support…Oct 12, 2014 · N9981U · Minor damageAccident 20140921018789AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Homasassa, FLAircraft departed south lakeland airport (X49) runway 32 enroute to pine mountain, ga (X40). Pilots state that approximately 45 minutes in to the flight while cruising at 1500? AGL the engine began running rough and losing power. They stated that they applied…Sep 21, 2014 · N26676 · Substantial damageIncident 20140807017139IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · La Porte, TXStudent was with an instructor performing night landings. The student was attempting a night landing on runway 12 with cross winds out of the south at 10 knots. During the flare to land, the aircraft drifted to the left and the student moved the right wing…Aug 7, 2014 · N9745U · Minor damageAccident 20121026023231AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Fairhope, ALPilot made normal approach and landing on runway 1. Approximately 200 feet into the rollout pilot reported that the aircraft began to veer to the left. Pilot applied right toe brake in an unsuccessful attempt to control direction. Aircraft struck another…Oct 26, 2012 · N26380 · Substantial damageIncident 20120814020039IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Houston, TXStudent pilot on training flight approached for short field landing. According to pilot aircraft bounced and then began to porpoise. Student realizing he was in a porpoise situation added power to correct the situation. There was plenty of runway left for…Aug 14, 2012 · N9837U · Minor damageIncident 20120721015669IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Houston, TXOn 07/21/2012 while landing at ellington field (efd) Houston Texas, pilot stated that he was making a standard approch to runway 35L, and that his landing was "flat" and when the aircraft touched down the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot pushed…Jul 21, 2012 · N9706U · Minor damageAccident 20120706014119AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Ray, MIUpon touchdown for landing on runway 9 at 57D the aircraft bounced 2 to 3' into the air and the pilot saw 2 deer jump up off the left side of the runway. One deer ran into the path of the aircraft striking the left wing leading edge inboard of the wingtip.…Jul 6, 2012 · N26181 · Substantial damageAccident 20111122027909AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Bulverde, TXDuring landing approach to the runway, the aircraft contacted trees, rotated 180 degrees through trees and brush, and landed in a dry creek bed.Nov 22, 2011 · N26067 · Substantial damageAccident 20110915021269AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Cleveland, GAThe pilot of the aircraft stated that there was approximately a 15 knot tailwind while attempting to land on a 2500 x 200FT turf runway at a private airpark. The pilot stated that he could not slow the plane down and overshot the runway. The aircraft departed…Sep 15, 2011 · N9982U · Substantial damageIncident 20110818017719IGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Houston, TXStudent pilot took off from Ellington Airport at approx. 11:30 a. m. and preceded to gls to do some touch and goes. Upon touch down (mains) at gls he became suspicious of a nose gear problem. (Fixed gear) he gave the aircraft full throttle and climbed back…Aug 18, 2011 · N9745U · Minor damageAccident 20110614015219AGrumman American Avn. AA-5A · Linden, NCOn 6/14/2011, pilot and 3 passenages boarded aircraft for personal flight. Pilot stated, that on take-off and into climb the aircraft was at 15 degree flaps with 40 gallons of fuel on board. The aircraft flight path cleared the initial tree line. The aircraft…Jun 14, 2011 · N8476B · DestroyedAccident 20101006049149AGrumman Ame AA-5A · Springfield, MOThe pilot became distracted and concerned about another aircraft that entered right traffic for runway 29 when the normal traffic pattern is left. The pilot extended his left downwind leg to allow the other aircraft to land and clear the runway. On turning…Oct 6, 2010 · N9695U · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20100822042789AGrumman Ame AA-5A · Lakeview, ORPilot stated the airplane lost engine power after departure at 200 feet AGL. Pilot continued straight ahead and landed one mile northwest of the airport. Pilot landed in a nearby field, striking sagebrush with the aircraft tail causing the damage to the…Aug 22, 2010 · N26118 · Substantial damageAccident 20100514033969AGrumman Ame AA-5A · Monument, ORPilot was landing on runway 32, an uphill runway with approximately 100' elevation change from bottom to top. On touch down the pilot reported a hard landing and bounced the aircraft up off the runway. The pilot then elected to perform a go-around to attempt…May 14, 2010 · N26414 · Substantial damageIncident 20090719011419IAmrgen AA5A · Pocaahontas, MS(-23) Aircraft departed hawkins field north to private airstrip. Reported lost of power and landed in a lake south of private airstrip near pocahontas, MS. Minor damage and no injuries.Jul 19, 2009 · N9875U · Minor damageAccident 20080711840589AAmrgen AA5A · Denton, TX(-23) Approx five statue miles (sm) west of Denton Municipal Airport at 3500 feet mean sea level (MSL) the aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion in the right wing tank. The pilot declared an emergency and was immediately directed to Denton airport by air…Jul 11, 2008 · N9678U · Substantial damageAccident 20080625840929AAmrgen AA5A · Carrolton, KY(-23) On June 06, 2008 at approximately 11:30 easter daylight time a Grumman cheetah AA5A, N26316. The engine failed to continue to operate and was forced to land in the Ohio river approximately 50 feet from shore in an upright position. The pilot and both…Jun 25, 2008 · N26316 · Substantial damageAccident 20080504834359AAmrgen AA5A · Atlanta, ID(-23) Pilot landed at the Atlanta Airport at 11:00 am when the field was frozen by the night time cold temperatures. He walked the runway before departure and found that it was a little soft. When he tried to depart he elected to ignore a slight tail wind in…May 4, 2008 · N9720U · Substantial damageAccident 20080411842709AAmrgen AA5A · Sour Lake, TX(-23) Pilot was IMC and flew into a lne of fst moving intense thunderstorms (level 3&4). He did not have radar or xm weather onboard the aircraft. The aircraft encountred severe turbulence. During the initial updraft; the aircraft was uncontrollable,…Apr 11, 2008 · N9764U · DestroyedAccident 20071111831449AAmrgen AA5A · Benson, AZ(-23) Pilot stated he departed ffz with wife and 2 children on 11/11/07 for E95 (Benson, AZ). Benson airport has runway 10/28. At Benson they were experiencing some air turbulence. He saw the direction of the windsock and determined the wind was from the…Nov 11, 2007 · N9592U · Substantial damageAccident 20071028826359AAmrgen AA5A · Sequim, WA(-23) The pilot was attempting to land on runway 11 at the Diamond Point airport and landed short by 15 feet on a sharp grassy incline. The aircraft bounced hard on the runway and pitched up to about a 40 degree angle. The aircraft departed the runway to the…Oct 28, 2007 · N27175 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20070922020989AAmrgen AA5A · Ashland, KY(-23) Witnesses state: the pilot [privacy data omitted] replaced the vacuum pump on his Grumman AA-5A, installing it incorrectly, with one washer installed between the pump flange and engine case creating an oil leak. After the pump was installed the pilot…Sep 22, 2007 · N26442 · Substantial damage · 1 fatalAccident 20070803014749AAmrgen AA5A · Elk River, ID(-23) On August 3, 2007 the pilot [privacy data omitted], a private pilot was acting as pilot in command of N27166, a Grumman tiger aircraft. Upon landing at the Elk River, Idaho airport, the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of the airplane and…Aug 3, 2007 · N27166 · Substantial damageIncident 20061125029199IAmrgen AA5A · Blanco, TX(-23) On November 25, 2006, (at approximately 0950 hours) a Grumman AA-5A, owned and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] crashed approximately 1 mile northeast of county road 404 and ranch road 32. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did…Nov 25, 2006 · N9870U · Minor damageIncident 20060524010279IAmrgen AA5A · Bluffton, OH(-23) The pilot reported taht his wife and he got in the aircraft to fly somewhere and he primed the engine and hit the start switch and nothing, acting like a dead battery. He got out of the aircraft, and drove his pickup truck near the aircraft. He…May 24, 2006 · N9892U · Minor damageAccident 20051123029479AAmrgen AA5A · Owensboro, KY(-23) Pilot departed statesville, NC (svh) with one passenger onboard for flight to pilots home near Owensboro, KY to land at grass strip on his property. Upon landing pilot was unable to stop aircraft and hit a pine tree at the end of the strip. Aircraft…Nov 23, 2005 · N26708 · Substantial damageAccident 20050914025889AAmrgen AA5A · Ponte Vedra, FL(-23) While enroute from ormond beach airport to the jacksonville craig airport pilot experienced a loss of power over guana park near Ponte verdra, Florida. Pilot made emergency landing in marsh. Inspection of a/c after recovery revealed water in carburetor.Sep 14, 2005 · N9954U · Substantial damageAccident 20050131003369AAmrgen AA5A · Ocala, FL(-23) On the go part of the 3rd touch-n-go pilot transferred control of a/c to second pilot. Second pilot had both feet on left rudder pedal. A/c started to turn left and as it did second pilot applied what he thought was right rudder, but was actually left…Jan 31, 2005 · N9572U · Substantial damage
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