# Incident 19780425011889I: Gulstm AA5, Lancaster, CA, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 09:25 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General William J
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6532L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6532L-2008-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,728 total, 30 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/19780425011889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON LANDING. CURLED PROP BLADE.

## Other reports on N6532L (1)

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

- [Accident 20060915023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915023769A), Sep 15, 2006: Amrgen AA5 (N6532L), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power, due to fuel starvation, and crashed into residential property approximately 100 yards from wvi airport boundary.

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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