- Date
- September 20, 1978
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9580UGrumman AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780920028759A
- Case key
- 140205
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2564 78/9/20 ST PAUL,MN GRUMMAN AA-5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 112 TIME - 1915 N9580U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PAUL,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PORPOISED DURING TAKEOFF ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9580U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Paul Downtown
N9580URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9580U · 1
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