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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Indiana, PA · February 18, 1988

Date: February 18, 1988 · 20:00 local
Place: Indiana, PA
Airport: Jimmy Stewart
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27168
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 146 total6 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N27168Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0892 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A

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What happened

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

Aircraft flared too high. Bounced. Began to porpoise. Nose gear was broken off.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLARED TOO HIGH. BOUNCED. BEGAN TO PORPOISE. NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.

Other reports on N27168 · 1

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

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