# Incident 19780920018909I: Gulstm AA5A, Belle Vernon, PA, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978, 19:10 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9772U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9772U-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 2 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/19780920018909I

## Narrative

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

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 19870926057429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926057429A), Sep 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N9772U), Irwin, PA, Substantial damage. While taxiing struck a tree stump. Failed to close throttle, rolled off end of runway into ditch.
- [Incident 19780309015629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015629I), Mar 9, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N9772U), Rostraver, PA, Minor damage. Pilot turned from runway to snow-covered taxiway. Lost directional control and ended in snowbank.

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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