# Incident 20240318005309I: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, Troutdale, OR, March 18, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2024, 11:45 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26805, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26805) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240318005309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT TROUTDALE AIRPORT (TTD).  DURING TAKE-OFF A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF TO AVOID THE BIRDS (SUCCESSFULLY).  WHILE ON ROLL-OUT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE FAILED DUE TO UNKOWN CAUSE.  NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N26805 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820820044559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820044559A), Aug 20, 1982: Gulstm AA5A (N26805), Frankford, MI, Substantial damage. After hard landing pilot lost directional control.
- [Incident 19791114056059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114056059I), Nov 14, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26805), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised during landing, hit hard on nose gear, damaged it and prop.

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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