# Accident 19980207006199A: Gulstm AA5, Conroe, TX, February 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Cut And Shoot Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2897° N, 95.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2897&lon=-95.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7117L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7117L-2012-04-25) (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 O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 843 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980207006199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN 'TOO HOT' AND TOUCHED DOWN 'TOO FAR DOWN' RUNWAY 35, THEREFORE, THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES THAT WERE LOCATED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 2,900 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE TREES, UPRIGHT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. (-23) WHILE LANDING A/C PILOT NOTED APPROACH WAS TOO FAST AND LONG, EXECUTED A GO-ROUND.  DURING CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT, A/C STRUCK TREE OFF THE END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA123), Feb 7, 1998: Grumman American AA-5 (N7117L), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing due to excessive airspeed during the approach.

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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