# NTSB CHI83LA098: Gulfstream American AA-5B, N209JA, Warsaw, IN, February 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 1, 1983, 11:51 local (16:51 UTC)
- Place: Warsaw, IN
- Coordinates: 41.230525, -85.849891 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2305&lon=-85.8499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12078/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA098

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wing - failure,partial (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE CONTACTED UNICOM FOR AN ADVISORY. REPORTEDLY, THE WIND AT THAT TIME WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 15 KTS, WITHIN THE X-WIND CAPABILITY OF THE ACFT. DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PLT SLIPPED THE PLANE TO A NORMAL RIGHT-WHEEL TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 36. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, A HEAVY GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN. THE PLT APPLIED POWER AND RETURNED OVER THE RWY FOR A 2ND ATTEMPT TO LAND. ANOTHER GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PLT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE WEST TOWARD A WATER TOWER AND OTHER OBSTACLES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO A ROUGH FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND HAD GUSTED TO 30 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N209JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5B (AMERICAN A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA5B1031
- Airframe hours: 1060
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sherwood M. Broome
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 1982, 0 hours before
- Airport: ASW, Warsaw Muni., runway 36, 4,975 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,232 total, 760 in this make and model, 1,133 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830201003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201003169A), Feb 1, 1983: Gulstm AA5A, Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to land in a severe crosswind. Drifted off runway on a go-around attempt. Mushed into a field and hit fence.

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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