# Incident 19880430031669I: Gulstm AA5B, Morristown, NJ, April 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1988, 14:05 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4557Q-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430031669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT FELL ON ONE WING. CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS EXCEEDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC88LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA135), Apr 30, 1988: Grumman AA5B (N4557Q), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPER TECHNIQUE AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE SECOND PILOT ALSO ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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