# Incident 19780430015049I: Gulstm AA5, Lancaster, OH, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Hide Away Hills
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7253° N, 82.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7253&lon=-82.6063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5407L) (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: 125 total, 50 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/19780430015049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ROTATED EARLY THEN DECIDED TO ABORT. COULD NOT STOP ON WET GRASS.

## Other reports on N5407L (1)

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

- [Incident 19810523053089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523053089I), May 23, 1981: Grumav AA5 (N5407L), Delaware, OH, Minor damage. Bounced on landing, collapsed nose gear from impact.

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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