# Incident 20191113022722I: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, Houston, TX, November 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2019, 10:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GR8S
- Location: 29.6073° N, 95.1587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (EFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6073&lon=-95.1587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191113022722I

## Narrative

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

A & P CERTIFICATED MECHANIC PERFORMED A "COLD" START IN AIRCRAFT #1, N26744. THE ENGINE STARTED WITH HIGH RPM. THE MECHANIC STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT LUNGED FORWARD OVER RIDING HIS APPLICATION OF TOE BRAKES BEFORE STRIKING AIRCRAFT #2, N1197G.

N1197G SUSTAINED A FUEL SPILL THAT WAS CONTAINED BY EFD FIRE & RESCUE.

THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1197G, American General Acft Corp AG5B: no report for this aircraft; [N1197G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1197G) is registered now

## Other reports on N26744 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200613014509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613014509I), Jun 13, 2020: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (N26744), Laporte, TX, Minor damage. While practicing a simulated engine failure in the traffic pattern, the student executed a forward slip. Instructor took the controls after the student did not…

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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