# Incident 20120923022609I: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B, Lakeland, FL, September 23, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4558E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4558E) (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: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022609I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WHILE INITIATING LANDING DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, CONDITIONS CLEAR & CALM AND ALL INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED SHE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT SINGLE BOUNCE AND DECIDED THE APPROPRIATE ACTION WAS TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND AND CLIMBED BACK TO PATTERN ALTITUDE. ATC INSTRUCTED HER TO COMPLETE A STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC APPROACH AND THEN WAS CLEARED TO LAND. UPON TAXIING TO THE FBO, SHUT DOWN AND NOTED STRIKE DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS. THIS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PREVIOUS LANDING ATTEMPT. DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED MINIMAL AND CONFINED TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANT, PROPELLER BLADES AND CONSEQUENTLY BECAUSE OF THE PROP STRIKE ENTAILS FURTHER ENGINE EXAMINATION.

## Other reports on N4558E (1)

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

- [Accident 19830703028019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703028019A), Jul 3, 1983: Gulstm AA5B (N4558E), Kentland, IN, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in severe gusty crosswind. Crosswind component exceeded. Pilot was aware of wind condition.

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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