# Accident 19901014045839A: Gulstm AA5, Lexington, NC, October 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1990, 19:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Lexington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8008° N, 80.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8008&lon=-80.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7103L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7103L-2017-07-18) (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 O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 6 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014045839A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH AND FAST. WENT AROUND PORPOISED ON LANDING AND RAN OFF END RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH RAILROAD EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ATL91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA003), Oct 14, 1990: Grumman AA-5A (N7103L), Lexington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN APPROACH PROFILE WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH. A FACTOR…

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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