# NTSB NYC76FHD35: Grum Amer AA-5, N9569L, Ocean City, NJ, August 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Ocean City, NJ · OCEAN CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2285   76/8/3    OCEAN CITY,NJ       GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N9569L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT JOY,PA                OCEAN CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED ON LDG,VEERED OFF RWY DURING GO-AROUND AND EMTERED BAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9569L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9569L-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N AA5-0569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean City

## 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 19760803025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803025329A), Aug 3, 1976: Grumav AA5, Ocean City, NJ, Destroyed. Acft porpoised on ldg,veered off rwy during go-around and emtered bay.

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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