# Accident 19940115000429A: Gulstm AA1B, Olympia, WA, January 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1994, 14:25 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Gower Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EGOA
- Location: 47.0199° N, 122.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0199&lon=-122.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1416R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1416R-1997-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 139 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115000429A

## Narrative

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

CFI DEMO FORCED LANDING. LANDED FAST LONG AND DOWNWIND ON SHORT WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE STOP. RAN OFF INTO A POLE.

## 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 SEA94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA049), Jan 15, 1994: Grumman American AA1B (N1416R), Lacey, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE TAILWINDS AND WET TERRAIN.

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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