19881115050699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Latrobe, PA · November 15, 1988

Date
November 15, 1988 · 12:40 local
Place
Latrobe, PA
Airport
Westmoreland County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30FA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA031
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total4 in this make and model3 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.

Taxiing too fast and unfamiliar with swiveling nose wheel ran off taxiway down an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING TOO FAST AND UNFAMILIAR WITH SWIVELING NOSE WHEEL RAN OFF TAXIWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N30FA · 1

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