# NTSB GAA15CA108: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B, N74304, Springhill, LA, June 5, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 4, 2015, 20:10 local (Jun 5, 2015, 01:10 UTC)
- Place: Springhill, LA
- Coordinates: 32.97861, -93.409164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9786&lon=-93.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 2015
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91321/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91321
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA108

## Probable cause

Unintentional collision with a deer during landing in dusk visual conditions.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=3960105), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)
- [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=3960105), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=3960105), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=3960105), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that while on final approach he was unable to see the runway clearly due to the setting sun, during the landing roll he reported that the airplane's left wing struck a deer. Subsequently the airplane veered off the runway to the left. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that while on final approach he was unable to see the runway clearly due to the setting sun, during the landing roll he reported that the airplane's left wing struck a deer. Subsequently the airplane veered off the runway to the left. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74304](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74304-2018-04-24), registration cancelled 2018-04-24, S/N AA5B-0192, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA 5B (B)
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA5B-0192
- Year built: 1975
- Airframe hours: 3145
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Juckett Jimmy
- Registered owner: Juckett Jimmy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 28, 2014
- Departed: SPH, Springhill, LA
- Destination: SPH, Springhill, LA
- Airport: SPH, Springhill, runway 36, 4,002 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 6, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,725 total, 255 in this make and model, 1,659 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KMNE, 21 nm away

## 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 20150604007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604007639A), Jun 4, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Springhill, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was on after landing rollout and advanced full throttle to execute a touch-and-go. As he reached to raise the flaps, he felt a bump and thought it might…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 10, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91321. 2.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428966&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Photo 1-left wing and firewall damage from front (courtesy of the FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428967&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-left%20wing%20and%20firewall%20damage%20from%20front%20(courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2-left wing damage from front (courtesy of the FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 170 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428968&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-left%20wing%20damage%20from%20front%20(courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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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