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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5B · Fairmont, WV · September 8, 1983

Date
September 8, 1983 · 12:50 local
Place
Fairmont, WV
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28706
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA359
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total40 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Made hard landing half way point of the runway. Unable to stop or go around. Elected to ground loop to stop.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING HALF WAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP OR GO AROUND. ELECTED TO GROUND LOOP TO STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.