# Incident 19810523053089I: Grumav AA5, Delaware, OH, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Airport: Delaware
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2797° N, 83.1148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2797&lon=-83.1148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5407L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 7 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523053089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR FROM IMPACT.

## Other reports on N5407L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780430015049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430015049I), Apr 30, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N5407L), Lancaster, OH, Minor damage. Pilot rotated early then decided to abort. Could not stop on wet grass.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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