Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA-5 accident near Fort Worth, Texas, November 8, 2023

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

The pilot reported that after landing at the airport, he was taxing the airplane on the dry asphalt. During the taxi, he observed a motorcycle on the taxiway coming toward the airplane. While focusing on the motorcycle, the right wing impacted several garbage cans, the airplane turned to the right, and impacted a hangar door. The airplane came to rest upright, and the pilot was able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. This was the pilot’s first visit to the airport, and he reported he did not visually observe the garbage cans during the taxi, as they were in an area that was shadowed from a hangar. According to the Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement for the airport, the remarks section states, “uncontrolled vehicle tfc inv of hangars and on twys.”

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Photographs from the investigation 4 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them

Photo 1 – View of the airplane against a hangar doorPhoto 2 – View of the propeller against a hangar doorPhoto 3 – View of the substantial damage sustained to the right wingPhoto 4 – View of the substantial damage sustained to the right wing

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