# Accident 19960806021299A: Gulstm AA5A, Klamath Falls, OR, August 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1605° N, 121.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1605&lon=-121.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (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: 1,376 total, 21 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806021299A

## Narrative

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

GUST HIT ON TOUCHDOWN. LIFTED WING VEERED. BEGAN GO AROUND. WING HIT DISTANCE MARKER. SLID TO STOP, CROSSWIND.

## 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 SEA96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA180), Aug 6, 1996: Grumman American AA-5A (N26414), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during the landing/go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: strong,…

## Other reports on N26414 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100514033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100514033969A), May 14, 2010: Grumman Ame AA-5A (N26414), Monument, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing on runway 32, an uphill runway with approximately 100' elevation change from bottom to top. On touch down the pilot reported a hard landing…

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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