# Incident 19890729043079I: Gulstm AA5A, Avalon, CA, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4521N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4521N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729043079I

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING WHEN PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N4521N (1)

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

- [Incident 19940618037239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618037239I), Jun 18, 1994: Gulstm AA5B (N4521N), Compton, CA, Minor damage. Landed hard on nose wheel.

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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