# Incident 19800914068139I: Gulstm AA5B, Ogallala, NE, September 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1980, 16:53 local time
- Place: Ogallala, NE
- Airport: Searle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1195° N, 101.7697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEARLE FLD (OGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1195&lon=-101.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 15 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/19800914068139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING. DRIFTED TO SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THEN HIT A DITCH.

## Other reports on N4557S (2)

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

- [Incident 19850703065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703065749I), Jul 3, 1985: Gulstm AA5B (N4557S), Osage Beach, MO, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Made go around and after landing found damage to propeller and nose gear.
- [Incident 19821121066439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121066439I), Nov 21, 1982: Gulstm AA5B (N4557S), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Engine quit on final. Left tank dry. Fuel selector on full tank. Pilot denied changing selector after landing.

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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