# Incident 19870702052349I: Gulstm AA5A, Houston, TX, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Southwest
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N26247, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26247) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 56 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702052349I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND COWLING.

## Other reports on N26247 (1)

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

- [Incident 20161124020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161124020759I), Nov 24, 2016: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N26247), Pearland, TX, No damage. On November 24, 2016, at 1306 CST, an aircraft bearing registration number N26247. The airplane is leased to coastal skies aero club. The flight departed klvj…

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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