# NTSB NYC88LA082: Gulfstream AA-5B, N26834, Bridgeport, CT, February 16, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 16, 1988, 11:51 local (16:51 UTC)
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKY (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA082

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - flight controls - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - climb - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR JUST PAST THE NUMBERS. FULL RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER WAS USED FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. DURING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER FOR GO AROUND. AFTER LIFTOFF AND A LEFT BANK, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26834](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26834-1990-07-25), registration cancelled 1990-07-25, S/N AA5A0753 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AA-5B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream American AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (registry code 3970104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA5A0753
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carney Aviation
- Registered owner: Carney Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 21, 1987
- Airport: BDR, Sikorsky, runway 29, 4,761 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,271 total, 80 in this make and model, 1,239 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19880216002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216002589A), Feb 16, 1988: Gulstm AA5A, Bridgeport, CT, Substantial damage. Bounced, began go around. Aimed at buildings off side of runway. Turned to avoid same. Lost control and crashed.

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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