19791016052169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-1A · Westerly, RI · October 16, 1979

Date: October 16, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place: Westerly, RI
Airport: State
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7255L
Reported as: Gulstm AA1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 53 total53 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7255LRegistered now · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0455 · Built 1972 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot damaged wing tip and prop in porpoise and hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT DAMAGED WING TIP AND PROP IN PORPOISE AND HARD LANDING.

Other reports on N7255L · 1

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

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