# Incident 19820904053379I: Gulstm AA5B, Rochester, NY, September 4, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1982, 20:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28655, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28655) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 230 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904053379I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM DEFROSTER VENT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. CAUSED FROM ENGINE CLEANING FLUID ON EXHAUST.

## Other reports on N28655 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850325012809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850325012809I), Mar 25, 1985: Gulstm AA5B (N28655), Rochester, NY. Blew right main tire on landing. Lost directional control ran off runway. No damage.

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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