# NTSB SEA82DA145: Gulfstream American AA-5A, N26922, Medford, OR, August 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1982, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Medford, OR
- Coordinates: 42.280609, -122.900382 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2806&lon=-122.9004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71646/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA145

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING, HE FLARED TOO SOON, TOUCHED DOWN HARD, AND BOUNCED. HE REPORTED THAT HE MADE A POWER ADJUSTMENT AFTER BOUNCING, BUT LANDED HARD AGAIN ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26922](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26922), registered now, S/N AA5A0813, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN 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
- Serial number: AA5A
- Airframe hours: 803
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2G 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Logan & Reavis Air Inc
- Registered owner: Logan & Reavis Air Inc
- Departed: MFR, MEDFORD, OR
- Destination: MFR, MEDFORD, OR
- Airport: MFR, Medford-Jackson County, runway 32, 6,700 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 69 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MFR

## 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 19820817039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817039629A), Aug 17, 1982: Gulstm AA5A, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, during his attempt to recover aircraft touched down hard causing 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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