32.0835° N, 81.0998° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 11, 1981 · 05:27 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGAEX
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
326 total100 in this make and model35 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.
Pilot porpoised on landing attempt. Bent prop tips and made go around. Landed ok on second try.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING ATTEMPT. BENT PROP TIPS AND MADE GO AROUND. LANDED OK ON SECOND TRY.