# Incident 19920712031669I: Gulstm AA5, Cocoa, FL, July 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5897L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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 AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 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/19920712031669I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19770820027539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820027539A), Aug 20, 1977: Grumav AA5 (N5897L), League City, TX, Substantial damage. Turn made to avoid power line off end of runway

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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