# Incident 19780822048469I: Waco ASO, Lexington, KY, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978, 12:55 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11253, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco ASO (registry code 9601202, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aso) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ASO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822048469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT DUE TO BROKEN BEAD AREA IN WHEEL. HAYES KELSEY MODEL 752A, ASSY NO. G373.

## Other reports on N11253 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040409005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409005189A), Apr 9, 2004: Waco ASO (N11253), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Apparent wake turbulence. Subject a/c took off shortly after an MD-80 series landed. The pilot believes wake turbulence was the cause of the accident.
- [Accident 19781029034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029034219A), Oct 29, 1978: Waco ASO (N11253), Mt Sterling, KY, Substantial damage

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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