19800522015449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Bristol, PA · May 22, 1980

Date
May 22, 1980 · 12:30 local
Place
Bristol, PA
Airport
3m
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9904U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FHD12
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total16 in this make and model17 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.

Over-controlled and panicked on landing. Tried to go around, then aborted. Hit ground, cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

OVER-CONTROLLED AND PANICKED ON LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND, THEN ABORTED. HIT GROUND, CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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