# Incident 19880716026889I: Gulstm AA5B, Waco, TX, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 11:50 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Flying Heart Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5021° N, 97.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Flying Heart Ranch Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5021&lon=-97.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516N) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026889I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING. APPLIED FULL POWER BUT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4516N (1)

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

- [Accident 19800504012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012309A), May 4, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N4516N), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. A horse crossed path of airplane on takeoff roll. Pilot pulled aircraft up over animal. Wing tip hit horse.

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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