Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 27 July 2010 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | Gulfstream G-IV |
Operator: | Thomas H Lee Management Co, LLC |
Registration: | N905LP |
MSN: | 1321 |
First flight: | 1997 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5434 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (BED/KBED), United States of America |
Destination airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
Narrative:According to the first officer, the airplane was being directed to the parking area by a marshaller, who was positioned in front and to the left of the airplane. The first officer looked out his window to observe the right wing's clearance from a blast fence, but could not see the wing tip due to the sun's position behind the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the captain stated that he knew the wing was close to the fence, but the marshaller was signaling to continue. The airplane's right wing tip then impacted a light pole inside the blast fence, resulting in substantial damage. The captain stated that prior to impact, the marshaller never signaled for the flight crew to stop. The marshaller stated to the FAA inspector that she attempted to signal the captain to stop, but his head was turned to the right. The FAA inspector also reported that the first officer never advised the captain to stop the airplane or use caution.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: The flight crews failure to maintain adequate wing tip clearance from a light pole during taxi.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 254 days (8 months) | Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Collision with pole or wires
Damaged on the ground
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.