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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Belle Vernon, PA · September 20, 1978

Date: September 20, 1978 · 19:10 local
Place: Belle Vernon, PA
Airport: Rostraver
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9772U
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 89 total2 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9772URegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0172 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot touched down hard stopped on taxiway and found prop tips bent, nose gear assembly bent, cowl cracked.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HARD STOPPED ON TAXIWAY AND FOUND PROP TIPS BENT, NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY BENT, COWL CRACKED.

Other reports on N9772U · 2

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

Accident 19870926057429AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Irwin, PAWhile taxiing struck a tree stump. Failed to close throttle, rolled off end of runway into ditch.Sep 26, 1987 · Substantial damage Incident 19780309015629IOps On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft · Rostraver, PAPilot turned from runway to snow-covered taxiway. Lost directional control and ended in snowbank.Mar 9, 1978 · Minor damage