# NTSB CHI81DEP36: Gulfstream AA-5A, N26784, Juneau, WI, July 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1981
- Place: Juneau, WI · JUNEAU, WI
- Location: 43.4029° N, 88.7033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4029&lon=-88.7033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1437  81/7/16    JUNEAU,WI           GULFSTREAM AA-5A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N26784              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,WI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INST PLT GOT WX FOR STUDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26784](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26784), registered now, S/N AA5A0717 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AA-5A
- Registry model: [Gulfstream American AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (registry code 3970104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810716042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716042349A), Jul 16, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Juneau, WI, Substantial damage. Student allowed wing-tip to strike ground on a go-around from a bad landing.

## Other investigations on N26784 (2)

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 NYC05CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA122), Jul 21, 2005: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26784), Schroon Lake, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance which resulted in an overrun.
- [NTSB NYC86LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA226), Sep 1, 1986: Grumman AA-5A (N26784), So. Berwick, ME, substantial damage

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.

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