At about 9:30 AM the Gulfstream G650 began its departure from Roswell International Air Center Airport , as the aircraft rotated for take off the right wingtip clip the ground. The aircraft briefly become airborne, the pilot tried to land the aircraft, that's when when the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidding down the runway.

The Gulfstream G650 is a twin-engine business jet aircraft under development by Gulfstream Aerospace. Gulfstream began the G650 program in 2005 and revealed it to the public in 2008. The G650 is the company's largest and fastest business jet.

April 4, 2011 - On Saturday morning a Gulfstream G650 was undergoing flight takeoff-performance tests in Roswell , New Mexico , crashed killing all four Gulfstream employees. Two pilots and two flight-test engineers.