# Accident 20020713015829A: Amrgen AA5B, Spicewood, TX, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 10:15 local time
- Place: Spicewood, TX
- Airport: Austin Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5011° N, 98.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5011&lon=-98.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713015829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2002, AIRCRAFT N358RW, A GRUMMAN AA5, S/N AA5B1066, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD THAT THE PILOT MISTOOK FOR SPICEWOOD, TEXAS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK TWELVE FENCE POSTS THAT WERE PARALLEL TO THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS ALSO LOCATED PARALLEL TO THE COUNTY ROAD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OCCURRED.

## 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 FTW02CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02CA207), Jul 13, 2002: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N358RW), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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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