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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Cocoa, FL · July 12, 1992

Date
July 12, 1992 · 14:30 local
Place
Cocoa, FL
Airport
Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5897L
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model12 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.

On final,wind gust caused aircraft to porpoise on touch down. Nose gear broke. Made go around. Landed on 2 wheels.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL,WIND GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON TOUCH DOWN. NOSE GEAR BROKE. MADE GO AROUND. LANDED ON 2 WHEELS.

Other reports on N5897L · 1

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