# Accident 19900815033209A: Gulstm AA5B, Stow, MA, August 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81286, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST HALF OF RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END INTO MUDDY SOIL.

## 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 NYC90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA196), Aug 15, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N81286), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN THE APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT MISJUDGING THE TOUCH DOWN POINT AND LANDED LONG.

## Other reports on N81286 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950121001969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121001969I), Jan 21, 1995: Gulstm AA5B (N81286), Grand Rapids, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot taxied out to do some local flying. Grumman tiger uses brakes for steering and had wheel pants. Light layer of snow on taxiway and runway.…

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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