# Incident 19890329020349I: Gulstm AA5A, Montague, MA, March 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Montague, MA
- Airport: Turner Falls Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5356° N, 72.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5356&lon=-72.5351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333FV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333FV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329020349I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOUND A BENT PROPELLER TIP AND BROKEN NOSE STRUT.

## Other reports on N333FV (1)

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

- [Incident 19900519029669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519029669I), May 19, 1990: Gulstm AA5A (N333FV), Shirley, NY, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft hit unknown object on takeoff. Precautionary landing. Prop tips and nose gear strut bent.

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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