# Accident 19890810028609A: Gulstm AA5, Marietta, PA, August 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1989, 18:20 local time
- Place: Marietta, PA
- Airport: Donegal Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0490° N, 76.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0490&lon=-76.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1611R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1611R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810028609A

## Narrative

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

LANDING TOO LONG,BEGAN A GO AROUND,PULLED YOKE BACK TOO FAST.PITCHED UP,STALLED,DROPPED A WING INTO A CORNFIELD.

## 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 NYC89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA187), Aug 10, 1989: Grumman AA-5 (N1611R), Mount Joy, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND…

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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