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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA1B · Prescott, AZ · March 2, 1987

Date: March 2, 1987 · 15:05 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Airport: Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1474R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX87LA130
Reported as: Gulstm AA1B
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 44 total35 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The student bounced the aircraft on landing. Veered as go around initiated but failed to maintain runway heading.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. VEERED AS GO AROUND INITIATED BUT FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX87LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZDuring a local solo instructional flight, the pilot reported that on landing, the aircraft touched-down on the nosewheel first and bounced. The aircraft swerved to the right and the pilot added power to initiate a go-around, however, the aircraft did not…Mar 2, 1987 · Substantial damage