40.9515° N, 72.1961° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hampton, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 19, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Easthampton, NY
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5424L
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
375 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot ballooned before touchdown, let the wheel go forward, broke the nose gear and prop.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BALLOONED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, LET THE WHEEL GO FORWARD, BROKE THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP.