# Accident 19910706062319A: Gulstm AA5A, Clarksville, MD, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clarksville, MD
- Airport: Haysfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2000° N, 76.9410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-76.9410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1615R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1615R-2014-09-10) (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 AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,119 total, 425 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706062319A

## Narrative

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

SLIPPED ON FINAL FOR SHORT FIELD LANDING. FAILED RECOVER FROM SINK RATE. STRUCK RAISED LIP OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 BFO91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA065), Jul 6, 1991: Grumman AA-5 (N1615R), Clarksville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND FAILURE TO ARREST HIS DESCENT RATE.

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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