# Accident 19920726027449A: Gulstm AA5A, Battle Ground, WA, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 09:15 local time
- Place: Battle Ground, WA
- Airport: Parkside Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7996° N, 122.4799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7996&lon=-122.4799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26671-1995-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,587 total, 99 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027449A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AWARE OF DOWNWIND ON LANDING ROLL. BEGAN GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON.

## 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 SEA92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA163), Jul 26, 1992: Grumman American AA-5A (N26671), Battleground, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAYED DECISION TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND, TREES, AND THE IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND FLAPS BY THE PILOT IN…

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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