# Accident 19840507017379A: Gulstm AA5B, Smithfield, NC, May 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1984, 20:15 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4991° N, 78.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4991&lon=-78.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28239 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 7 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507017379A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED NIGHT LANDING THEN DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND LANDED ON ROUGH GROUND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL84LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA165), May 8, 1984: Grumman AA-5B (N28239), Smithfield, NC, substantial damage

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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