# Incident 19781027027389I: Gulstm AA5B, Van Nuys, CA, October 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1978, 18:10 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28495-2012-09-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 3 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/19781027027389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N28495 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851109056799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109056799A), Nov 9, 1985: Gulstm AA5B (N28495), Gold Run, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into mountainous area at night with low clouds and visibility in snow showers. Impacted trees, then ground.

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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