# Incident 19791206046009I: Gulstm AA5A, Fullerton, CA, December 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 23 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/19791206046009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY TOO FAST. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, BENT NOSE WHEEL STRUT. PILOT THEN WENT AROUND, LANDED SAFELY.

## 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.
- [Accident 19790213002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002909A), Feb 13, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26250), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck brush off side of runway on a bounce and go around

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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