# Incident 19970131001169I: Gulstm AA5, Hampton, VA, January 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hampton, VA
- Airport: Langley Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 76.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANGLEY AFB (LFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-76.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9598L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9598L-2000-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL TO LFI, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN THE RIVER. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE BOTH IN RANGE TO BE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED ADEQUATE FUEL OIL.

## Other reports on N9598L (1)

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

- [Incident 19930615023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615023289I), Jun 15, 1993: Gulstm AA5B (N9598L), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced two times. Made a go around, landed safely.

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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