# Incident 19990822019069I: Gulstm AA5, Morgan Hill, CA, August 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1317R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1317R-2002-12-04) (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 AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990822019069I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AIRCRAFT MADE A SAFE LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FUEL TANKS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FUEL SELECTOR.  AFTER LANDING PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND STARTED ENGINE.  INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS DRY, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT ONE THIRD CAPACITY.  THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WERE IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION AND INACCURATE.  WITH LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY, GAUGE READS HALF TANK.  THERE WAS NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR WEIGHT AND BALANCE IN AIRCRAFT.  PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHEREABOUTS OF THESE DOCUMENTS.

## Other reports on N1317R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000314001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314001389I), Mar 14, 2000: Amrgen AA5 (N1317R), San Jose, CA. (-23) The flight originated from the Reid Hillview airport, and was being conducted as an FAA check ride. Shortly after departure from the airport, Mr. Nelson…

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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