# Accident 19790722015509A: Gulstm AA1, Monroeville, PA, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh-Monroe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5908L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5908L-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 155 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722015509A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED DURING HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM37), Jul 22, 1979: Grum Amer AA-1 (N5908L), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage

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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