Gulfstream American CORP AA-5B accident near Gonzales, Texas, April 19, 2021
On April 19, 2021 at about 7:50 pm local time, a 1978 Gulfstream American CORP AA-5B, registered N28249, was substantially damaged in an accident near Gonzales, Texas (Roger M Dreyer Memorial Airpor airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a pole.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 19, 2021 · about 7:50 pm local time
- Place
- Gonzales, Texas · Roger M Dreyer Memorial Airpor · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American CORP AA-5B, built 1978 · all AA-5Bs on the register
- Registration
- N28249 · no longer on the register · serial AA5B0967
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The private pilot reported that, while landing following a personal flight, when the nosewheel contacted the runway, the airplane veered to the right and off the side of the runway. The airplane continued down a grass hill and impacted a wood beacon pole. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported the nosewheel landing gear was turned to the right when it touched down on the runway. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that a postaccident examination showed no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the nosewheel that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 552230 during descent - emergency
- 552300 during descent - emergency
- 552470 during descent - emergency
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Pole › Contributed to outcome
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none, none
- Flight time: 248 hours in all; 248 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 104 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 19, 2019
- Medical certificate: basicmed
- Injury: minor injuries
Pilot-Rated Passenger
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none, none
- Flight time: 291 hours in all; 291 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 142 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 14, 2019
- Medical certificate: basicmed
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,352.3 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, January 24, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (piston); 3,352 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: 50R Lockhart TX at 7:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 3,200 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°C, dew point 39°C
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 2:35 pm from T20
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN21LA214.