Narrative:
The Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft was taxiing through the Echo security gate at Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (FAOR) for take-off. The crew did not communicate their intentions or request permission from the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) gate controller for safe passage through the Echo gate. The aircraft was following another aircraft, whose crew had requested access from the ACSA gate controller to pass through the Echo gate, which was granted. After that aircraft, a Dornier Do-328JET, had gone through the gate, 9H-VJM approached the gate, intending to pass through to the airside (tailgating) as well. At that time, the motorised gate had already started to close. The crew attempted to veer off to the left and then stopped.
The gate continued to move to the close position for 11 seconds before it collided with the wing of the aircraft. The
gate impacted the right-wing leading-edge number 2 slat of the aircraft, causing substantial damage to it.
Probable Cause:
The motorised gate collided with the aircraft whilst the 9H-VJM crew was passing through to the airside for departure from FAOR.
Contributory Factors:
- The crew did not communicate their intentions or request permission from ACSA/Echo gate control centre to pass through safely to the FAOR airside for departure.
- There are five frequency channels that the crew had to engage from the FBO to the Echo gate, which translate to a high workload for the crew.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 2021 |
| Time: | 07:18 |
| Type: |  Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
| Operator: | VistaJet |
| Registration: | 9H-VJM |
| MSN: | 9630 |
| First flight: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5959 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce BR700-710A2-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) ( South Africa)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR), South Africa |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates | |
| Flightnumber: | VJT850 |
The Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft was taxiing through the Echo security gate at Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (FAOR) for take-off. The crew did not communicate their intentions or request permission from the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) gate controller for safe passage through the Echo gate. The aircraft was following another aircraft, whose crew had requested access from the ACSA gate controller to pass through the Echo gate, which was granted. After that aircraft, a Dornier Do-328JET, had gone through the gate, 9H-VJM approached the gate, intending to pass through to the airside (tailgating) as well. At that time, the motorised gate had already started to close. The crew attempted to veer off to the left and then stopped.
The gate continued to move to the close position for 11 seconds before it collided with the wing of the aircraft. The
gate impacted the right-wing leading-edge number 2 slat of the aircraft, causing substantial damage to it.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause:
The motorised gate collided with the aircraft whilst the 9H-VJM crew was passing through to the airside for departure from FAOR.
Contributory Factors:
- The crew did not communicate their intentions or request permission from ACSA/Echo gate control centre to pass through safely to the FAOR airside for departure.
- There are five frequency channels that the crew had to engage from the FBO to the Echo gate, which translate to a high workload for the crew.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport to Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 6392 km (3995 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport to Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 6392 km (3995 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.
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