# NTSB Accident CEN15LA417
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA 5** · 2015-09-05 · Pekin, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA417
- **Event ID:** 20150922X14845
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-05
- **Location:** Pekin, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.474998, -85.997222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP.
- **Model:** AA 5
- **Registration:** N67296
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll due to contact with a corn crop that extended into the runway area. Contributing to the accident were the lack of accurate available information to the pilot regarding the runway condition, the pilot's failure to observe the intervening corn crop during the prelanding aerial fly-over, and his decision to land on a runway with a limited safety margin.

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