# NTSB SEA05CA154: Grumman American AA1B, N9861L, Camas, WA, July 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 28, 2005, 15:02 local (22:02 UTC) - Place: Camas, WA - Coordinates: 45.627777, -122.404167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4042&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62269 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA154 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62269/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA154 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty cross-wind weather condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was landing on runway 25, and the wind was out of the north at 10 knots. The pilot said that immediately after touch down, the wind gusted from 20 to 30 knots. He reported that his right wing was lifted up and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The pilot said that the left wing impacted a sign and the airplane nosed over. He reported that the vertical stabilizer was bent, the left wing had several ribs bent, and the canopy was broken. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2005, at 1502 Pacific daylight time, a Grumman American Aviation Corporation AA-1B, N9861L, was substantially damaged when it departed the runway, impacted a sign and nosed over at Grove Field Airport, Camas, Washington. The solo student pilot received minor injuries. The owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was the student pilot's second solo, and he was practicing touch-and-go landings at the time of the event. He initiated the flight at 1420; the flight conditions were visual meteorological conditions. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he was landing on runway 25, and that the wind was out of the north at 10 knots. He said that immediately after touch down, the wind gusted from 20 to 30 knots. He reported that his right wing was lifted up and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The pilot said that the left wing impacted a sign and the airplane nosed over. He reported that the vertical stabilizer was bent, the left wing had several ribs bent, and the canopy was broken. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9861L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9861L-2006-12-14), registration cancelled 2006-12-14, S/N AA1B-0461, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman American AA1B - Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AA1B-0461 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: William L. Woods - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 1W1, Camas, WA - Destination: 1W1 - Airport: 1W1, Grove Field Airport, runway 25, 2,710 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 76; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 63 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: TTD, 5 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 20050728015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728015659A), Jul 28, 2005: Amrgen AA1B, Camas, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was on a practice solo flight following his first solo on July 22, 2005. The landing approach to rwy 25 appeared normal until just… ## Other investigations on N9861L (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA092), Apr 13, 1985: Grumman AA-1B (N9861L), Hampton, OR, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.