# Accident 19860306005649A: Gulstm AA5A, Fayetteville, NC, March 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1986, 15:01 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.9912° N, 78.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD (FAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9912&lon=-78.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26171-1994-07-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,780 total, 400 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860306005649A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO HANDLE MODERATE CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED AND CARTWHEELED ON LANDING.

## 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 ATL86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA086), Mar 6, 1986: Grumman American AA5A (N26171), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26171 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820922049909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922049909A), Sep 22, 1982: Gulstm AA5A (N26171), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Crash landed short of the runway. No engine defects found. Possible carburetor icing.

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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