# Incident 19850730053029I: Gulstm AA5B, Mackinac Island, MI, July 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1985, 17:42 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8650° N, 84.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACKINAC ISLAND (MCD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8650&lon=-84.6371&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGUFU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730053029I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FORK AND TIRE SEPARATED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON STRUT. NOSE GEAR FORK RETAINING NUT MISSING.

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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