# Accident 20030705013719A: Amrgen AA5B, Block Island, RI, July 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1966L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1966L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360 series (registry code 41881, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030705013719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH INTO KBID ENGINE STARTED BURBLING AND LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ALTITUDE, PILOT CONTINUED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, STALL WARNING WAS ON AND THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS APPROX 1000 FEET PER MIN. HE REGAINED POWER AND BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND. UNCONTROLLED CRASH INTO THREE OTHER AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY APPROX 500 FEET CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT AND TWO OTHERS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO A FOURTH AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. OTHER AIRCRAFT: N44TE BONANZA, N65517 CESSNA 172, N78897 MOONEY.

## 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 NYC03LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA150), Jul 5, 2003: Grumman American AA5B (N1966L), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, after a loss of engine power as reported by the pilot. Factors in this accident were the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a…

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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