# Incident 19850929052989I: Gulstm AA5, Westfield, MA, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Westfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5813L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813L-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 6 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929052989I

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING AND PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. ADDED POWER AND MADE GO AROUND WITH SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N5813L (1)

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

- [Accident 20121220027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121220027689A), Dec 20, 2012: American AA-5 (N5813L), Hot Springs, VA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted], PIC of N5813L, American AA-5, was landing on runway 7. Winds were 140-170 at 12 knots gusting to 20 as reported by the airport. Upon…

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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