# Accident 19790213002909A: Gulstm AA5A, Deming, NM, February 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2624° N, 107.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEMING MUNI (DMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2624&lon=-107.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26250-1988-04-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 2 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BRUSH OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON A BOUNCE AND GO AROUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD02), Feb 13, 1979: Grum Amer AA5A (N26250), Deming, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26250 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870823047229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047229A), Aug 23, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26250), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failure on climbout. Struck a powerline and a power pole on landing. Failed cylinder had bogus rocker arm.
- [Incident 19791206046009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206046009I), Dec 6, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26250), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Pilot approached runway too fast. Aircraft porpoised, bent nose wheel strut. Pilot then went around, landed safely.

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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