# Accident 20260527007669A: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp GVII-G600, Birmingham, AL, May 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2026, 13:05 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5648° N, 86.7552° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5648&lon=-86.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 (registry code 3980219, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVII-G600
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,461 total, 652 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260527007669A

## Narrative

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

DURING SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN.  AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEAVING THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS STRIKING TWO RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKING SIGN BEFORE PILOTS REGAINED CONTROL AND RE-ENTERED THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA218), May 27, 2026: Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 (N600WE), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s decision to continue the landing approach into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss visual reference and loss airplane control during 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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