- Date
- August 3, 1973
- Place
- Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5839LAmer Avco AA5
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730803026039A
- Case key
- 189361
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2188 73/8/3 GAYLORD,MICH AMER AVCO AA5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 70 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N5839L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAYLORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CINCINNATI,OHIO GAYLORD,MICH JACKSON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PORPOISED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5839L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gaylord
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5839L · 1
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