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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Tucson, AZ · May 8, 1996

Date: May 8, 1996 · 13:38 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Tucson International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26973
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total280 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N26973Registered now · Gulfstream American AA-5AS/N AA5A0852 · Built 1979 Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on may 8, 1996, at approximately 1338 MST, Mr. James h. long, jr., was pilot-in-command of Grumman AA-5A, N26973, when during taxi for takeoff, the aircraft's propeller struck a taxiway light at the intersection of taxiways alpha and delta at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona. The airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller tip. The taxiway light was broken. There were no injuries to the properly certificated pilot or his passenger. The aircraft was towed to hotton aviation at Tucson International Airport for inspection and overhaul of the damaged propeller. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 8, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1338 MST, MR. JAMES H. LONG, JR., WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF GRUMMAN AA-5A, N26973, WHEN DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS ALPHA AND DELTA AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIP. THE TAXIWAY LIGHT WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO HOTTON AVIATION AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR INSPECTION AND OVERHAUL OF THE DAMAGED PROPELLER. INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N26973 · 1

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

Incident 20140823015139ICruise/Level Flight · Bowling Green, FLOn August 23, 2014 at approximately 15:30 EST, N26973, a Grumman AA-5A was flying at approximately 1000 feet when the engine began to loose power. The pilot and sole occupant, landed the aircraft in a remote field. The pilot was uninjured. The aircraft…Aug 23, 2014 · Minor damage