# Accident 19940508010349A: Gulstm AA1B, Wichita, KS, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Riverside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6801° N, 97.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6801&lon=-97.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1639R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1639R-1997-08-22) (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 O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010349A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. PASSENGER PILOT ADDED POWER FOR GO AROUND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA152), May 8, 1994: Grumman American TR-2 (N1639R), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command not performing an aborted landing after the first porpoise event and bounce into the air. Factors associated with this accident were an excessive airspeed and porpoising…

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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