# Incident 19820905052649I: Gulstm AA1A, Richland, WA, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2857° N, 119.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2857&lon=-119.2845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6395L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6395L-2013-02-13) (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: GULSTM AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 77 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905052649I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE DURING LANDING FLARE. UNABLE TO STOP PORPOISING. STUDENT SUFFERED A SEVERE NECK SPRAIN.

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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