# Incident 19780206006059I: Gulstm AA5, Champaign, IL, February 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1978, 18:03 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Willard
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28434, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN DUE TO ICE AND SNOW IN THE WHEEL FAIRING. WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE.

## Other reports on N28434 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790703018539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018539I), Jul 3, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N28434), Cross Keys, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot said he had no brakes after normal landing. Witnesses said he landed long. Mechanic said master cylinder faulty

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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