# Incident 19780917019389I: Gulstm AA5A, Ft Worth, TX, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED TOO SOON ONLANDING, TAIL STRUCK RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N26378 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870526016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526016059A), May 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on a dam. Bounced. Came to rest in the lake. An exhaust valve failure was reponsible.
- [Incident 19810612043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612043179I), Jun 12, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26378), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Za pilot noted left wing deform in area of fuel tank. Fuel selector changed to right tank. Found mud in left vent.

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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