# Incident 19871110073849I: Waco HRE, Birmingham, AL, November 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31654-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco HRE (registry code 9600906, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-hre) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO HRE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110073849I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING RAISED, VEERED LEFT AT 3 FEET DURING LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED DRAGGING RIGHT WING TIP

## Other reports on N31654 (1)

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

- [Accident 19891206049079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206049079A), Dec 6, 1989: Waco HRE (N31654), Alexander City, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Force landed and nosed over on sandy lakeshore. Magneto mounting studs broke mag separated

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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