19800817036239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Heber City, UT · August 17, 1980

Date
August 17, 1980 · 11:55 local
Place
Heber City, UT
Airport
Heber Valley
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28823
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTM37
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total42 in this make and model7 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.

Pilot panicked on go around from a bad landing. Held full back pressure until airplane mushed into ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PANICKED ON GO AROUND FROM A BAD LANDING. HELD FULL BACK PRESSURE UNTIL AIRPLANE MUSHED INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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