Gulfstream American AA 5 N26908

Summary

On 7 July 2016 at about 17:55 local time, a Gulfstream American AA 5 registered N26908, operated by Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum, was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 2016 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

41.1594, -104.8175

Aircraft

Gulfstream American AA 5

Registration

N26908

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheyenne → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA256

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s encounter with low-level wind shear during takeoff, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot were departing on an instructional cross-country flight when, just after takeoff, the airplane encountered wind and turbulence. The instructor had difficulty maintaining altitude and elected to perform an off-airport precautionary landing, during which the right wing sustained substantial damage. A weather study revealed conditions conducive to low-level wind shear and turbulence at the accident site at the time of the accident. Although the instructor had received an abbreviated weather briefing before departure, the briefing did not advise of the potential for low-level wind shear. It is likely that the encounter with wind shear during departure made it difficult for the airplane to maintain altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.