# Accident 19900409007939A: Gulstm AA5B, Auburn, CA, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9206° N, 121.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9206&lon=-121.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28277, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 532 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409007939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MIDFIELD PORPOISED. BEGAN GO AROUND BUT STRUCK BERM OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA140), Apr 10, 1990: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28277), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT AND THE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS IMPROPER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N28277 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000413020279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000413020279I), Apr 13, 2000: Amrgen AA5B (N28277), Borrego Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot attepmted a downwind landing. In doing so, lost control of the aircraft, and veered off the left side of the runway coming to a stop in the sand.…

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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