# Incident 19790624016539I: Gulstm AA5A, Perkasie, PA, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Penn Ridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3892° N, 75.2905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENNRIDGE (CKZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26314) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 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/19790624016539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. BENT NOSE GEAR AND PROP.

## Other reports on N26314 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810614053019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614053019I), Jun 14, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26314), Clarksburg, WV. Za zg developed aileron flutter during flight in rain area. Flutter stopped in dry air. Cause undetemined.

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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