Gulfstream crash - Dominican Republic

[Wylie6G72]

RIP to the pilots, thankfully no one else was on board and no one on the ground was hurt. Will be interesting to see the details of why the plane veered off the runway. This could have been uneventful but seems as though something happened during landing.



https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/571902

 

[john_pifer]

Very sad to witness.

Prayers going up to their families and loved ones.

 

[K2K2]

Looks like the mains did not extend. Poor judgement, they landed with a strong tailwind, which increased their groundspeed.

Edit: after reading the preliminary report, it looks like the video started after the mains already collapsed… And if this was indeed an engine failure, they would have had plenty of time on the other engine to make it around the field on one engine, in order to land in the correct direction.

 

[Kira]

That 2nd graphic is astounding. What was going on to make an aircraft go so "wild mouse"?
Were they practicing weird turns?

 

[JavierH19]

I'd hate to be the pilots experiencing their end unable to do anything about it thinking about their loved ones for the last time. May they rest in peace I hope it was quick at the very least. What an awful crash. I wonder what failure the investigation uncovers given they they declared emergency 16 miles before landing.

 

[JavierH19]

Looks like the mains did not extend. Poor judgement, they landed with a strong tailwind, which increased their groundspeed.

Edit: after reading the preliminary report, it looks like the video started after the mains already collapsed… And if this was indeed an engine failure, they would have had plenty of time on the other engine to make it around the field on one engine, in order to land in the correct direction.

I wonder if they rushed back too quickly and limited themselves. Maybe their judgement pointed to not wanting to risk going around on failed equipment that could make it worse. It's hard to be in a situation like that.