# Incident 19780712043539I: Gulstm AA5B, Stratford, CT, July 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1978, 16:41 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2473° N, 73.0978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIKORSKY (JSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2473&lon=-73.0978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28705) (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 AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 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/19780712043539I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING. DAMAGED WINGTIP AND PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N28705 (3)

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

- [Incident 19851101069099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101069099I), Nov 1, 1985: Gulstm AA5B (N28705), Bridgeport, CT. Cleared by ATC into position and hold. Other aircraft cleared for takeoff. Started takeoff also.
- [Incident 19820329013119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820329013119I), Mar 29, 1982: Grumav AA5B (N28705), Lyndonville, VT, Minor damage. Student on business flight, overshot runway while landing in gusty crosswind on last 500 feet of runway.
- [Incident 19810503087029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503087029I), May 3, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N28705), Atlantic City, NJ. During landing rollout aircraft swerved off the left side of runway. Investigation found brakes ok.

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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