Air Gulfstream Airlines SX-300 N884

Summary

On 14 November 2009 at about 22:45 local time, a Air Gulfstream Airlines SX-300 registered N884, operated by Air Gulfstream Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 November 2009 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Palm Beach County Airport (LNA)

Coordinates

26.5892, -80.0844

Aircraft

Air Gulfstream Airlines SX-300

Registration

N884

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air Gulfstream Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pahokee → West Palm Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA10CA079

Nobody was injured.

The loss of directional control while landing for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the airplane began to track to the right immediately after touchdown on runway 15. He applied left rudder and full power in an attempt to go around and the airplane lifted briefly, but then touched down off the right side of the runway. Upon contact with the unimproved surface, all three landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The nearest official weather reporting station, approximately 5 miles to the north of the accident site, reported that the winds were from 010 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot indicated that there was a mechanical malfunction with the brakes or landing gear that caused the airplane to track to the right upon touchdown. He also stated that he successfully performed a brake check prior to the flight, and that the airplane was tracking normally during the takeoff roll. Examination by an airframe and power plant mechanic revealed that the right main gear upper trunnion mount and the left main landing gear scissor were broken. All components of the brake system were in “very good, operational, condition” and there was no evidence of any preexisting anomalies with either the brakes or the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.