# Incident 19800101011239I: Gulstm AA5B, Houston, TX, January 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 500 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/19800101011239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED INTO WATER FILLED CHUCK HOLE. NOSE WHEEL STRUT COLLAPSED, DAMAGING PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N23JK (2)

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

- [Accident 20240711012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240711012419A), Jul 11, 2024: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N23JK), Camdenton, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that upon brake release and applying full power for take-off, her seat slid all the way back to the "full back" position. The pilot was…
- [Incident 20050930030939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930030939I), Sep 30, 2005: Amrgen AA5B (N23JK), Galesburg, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] - aircraft was climbing through 4700 feet when the pilot noted the engine was not developing typical rpm's. the pilot then noted…

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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