# Incident 19880218010749I: Gulstm AA5A, Indiana, PA, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Jimmy Stewart
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27168, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27168) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 6 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218010749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLARED TOO HIGH. BOUNCED. BEGAN TO PORPOISE. NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N27168 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931006042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006042089I), Oct 6, 1993: Gulstm AA5A (N27168), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a truck and building to t ramp.

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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