# NTSB CHI79FEI23: Grum Amer AA5A, N9916U, Middlefield, OH, May 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1979
- Place: Middlefield, OH · MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4605° N, 81.0712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4605&lon=-81.0712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0654   79/5/5  NR.MIDDLEFIELD,OH     GRUM AMER AA5A      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N9916U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAUGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MIDDLEFIELD,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9916U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9916U-2008-06-03), registration cancelled 2008-06-03, S/N AA5A0316, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Geauga County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790505009049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505009049A), May 5, 1979: Gulstm AA5A, Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing.

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.

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