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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Bakersfield, CA · March 7, 1983

Date: March 7, 1983 · 21:55 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Airport: Meadows
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5985L
Reported as: Gulstm AA1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total40 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N5985LRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · American AA-1S/N AA1-0285 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed aircraft to land nose wheel first. Impact collapsed the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO LAND NOSE WHEEL FIRST. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

Other reports on N5985L · 2

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

Accident 20021223034249AChehalis, WA(-23) Aircraft lost power after turning base 200 yards from runway. Passenger reported pilot pushed the throttle in several times without any response. Aircraft was not able to descent and landed in a pond south of runway. Aircraft flipped inverted in the…Dec 23, 2002 · Substantial damage Incident 19970607021029IFinal Approach · Bellingham, WALost power on final. Force landed on runway 34. Fuel exhaustion. Bubble style fuel indicators showed quarter.Jun 7, 1997