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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Molokai, HI · May 16, 1980

Date
May 16, 1980 · 19:00 local
Place
Molokai, HI
Airport
Lono Harbor
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9608U
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
498 total44 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.

Brake failed during forced landing resulting in hitting trees. Unable to duplicate engine problem.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKE FAILED DURING FORCED LANDING RESULTING IN HITTING TREES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE PROBLEM.