# Incident 19810712052079I: Grumav AA1A, Westerly, RI, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 12:50 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712052079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED PROPELLER TIPS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N6FA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910731035359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731035359I), Jul 31, 1991: Gulstm AA1A (N6FA), Cambridge, MD, Minor damage. Landed fast and long. Departed end of runway. Attempted go around but aircraft would not climb. Nose gear torn off.

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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