# NTSB MIA73FKW19: Amer Avco AA1, N5916L, Murfreesboro, TN, February 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0483  73/2/28    MURFREESBORO,TENN   AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N5916L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURFREESBORO,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK RWY NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5916L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5916L-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N AA1-0216, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murfreesboro Mun

## 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 19730228004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228004419A), Feb 28, 1973: Grumav AA1, Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Acft struck rwy nose wheel first.

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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