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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1B · Bullfrog Basin, UT · May 4, 1980

Date
May 4, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Bullfrog Basin, UT
Airport
Bullfrog Basin
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9961L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTM17
Reported as
Gulstm AA1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
305 total25 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landed long downwind. Airplane bounced, porpoised down runway. Nose gear folded. Airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG DOWNWIND. AIRPLANE BOUNCED, PORPOISED DOWN RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.