# Accident 19950901027839A: Gulstm AA5, St James, MI, September 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Welke Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6498° N, 85.5491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6498&lon=-85.5491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9528L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9528L-2012-11-20) (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 AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 36 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DUE TO TAILWIND. IMPACTED TERRAIN ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER LANDING LONG FROM A DOWNWIND APPROACH.

## 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 CHI95LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA303), Sep 1, 1995: Grumman AA-5 (N9528L), Saint James, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's operation of the airplane with an inoperative fuel gage and the leaking fuel line fitting, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. The inoperative…

## Other reports on N9528L (1)

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

- [Incident 19910202001379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001379I), Feb 2, 1991: Gulstm AA5B (N9528L), Edgerton, OH, Minor damage. Loss of RPM en route. Forced landing in field. Engine ingested valve stem.

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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