# Incident 19970203010399I: Gulstm AA5, Bellingham, WA, February 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5457L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970203010399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CONDUCTING AN UNAUTHORIZED LANDING AT THE SKAGIT/BAY VIEW (NDB) AIRPORT, BURLINGTON, WA. DURING A STUDENT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY THE PROPELLER TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CURLING APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF ONE TIP FOREWARD AND 4 INCHES OF THE OTHER TIP BACKWARD. THE STUDENT FLEW THE A/C BACK TO PAINE FIELD WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

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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