# Accident 19901125060659A: Gulstm AA5B, Erie, CO, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0204° N, 105.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0204&lon=-105.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4557E-2022-07-02) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125060659A

## Narrative

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

FLARED HIGH ON NIGHT LANDING. IMPACTED. BOUNCED. WENT AROUND WITH BENT PROP. LANDING NOSE GEAR FOLDED. SPARS BENT.

## 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 DEN91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA021), Nov 25, 1990: Gulfstream AA-5B (N4557E), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A REALTED FACTOR WAS: LOW LIGHT CONDITION AT DUSK.

## Other reports on N4557E (1)

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

- [Accident 19840801001449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801001449A), Aug 1, 1984: Gulstm AA5B (N4557E), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised during landing. Pilot attempted go around but aircraft crashed into fence.

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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