# Incident 19830307012319I: Gulstm AA1, Bakersfield, CA, March 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1983, 21:55 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5985L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985L-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 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/19830307012319I

## Narrative

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

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 20021223034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021223034249A), Dec 23, 2002: Amrgen AA1 (N5985L), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power after turning base 200 yards from runway. Passenger reported pilot pushed the throttle in several times without any response.…
- [Incident 19970607021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970607021029I), Jun 7, 1997: Gulstm AA1 (N5985L), Bellingham, WA. Lost power on final. Force landed on runway 34. Fuel exhaustion. Bubble style fuel indicators showed quarter.

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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