# Incident 19890512029579I: Gulstm AA5B, North Myrtle Be, SC, May 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5445L-2017-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 13 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890512029579I

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND NOSE PITCHED DOWN. DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N5445L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740511015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511015969A), May 11, 1974: Grumav AA5 (N5445L), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost pwr. Lndd on road,hit stake,dmgd wing. Further dmg occurred dr aborted tkof atmt.

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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