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.

 

[Cujet]

OMG. Horrible. I wonder why the rush to get back on the ground and land in the grass?

 

[john_pifer]

OMG. Horrible. I wonder why the rush to get back on the ground and land in the grass?

I read that there could have been a landing gear problem? Could have caused them to veer off the runway?

 

[fdcg27]

This accident seems a mystery.
Loss of an engine? the airplane will fly just fine on one.
Landing gear problem? The aircraft can be landed gear up although it would sustain substantial damage.
Loss of control function? This seems most likely. I doubt that the crew elected to take a wild ride through a ditch in the grass intentionally.

 

[CleanSump]

Here's some better video. You can see the hard landing and main gear collapse if you look close.
This narrator also states that there were reports the emergency the crew reported was loss of engine. But there's no explanation of why they went around after a first attempt to land into the wind, but came back with a tail wind landing.

 

[97prizm]

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.

What did it hit to cause the massive fireball? It looks like a smaller G280 or baby Gulfstream.

 

[K2K2]

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[K2K2]

What did it hit to cause the massive fireball? It looks like a smaller G280 or baby Gulfstream.

All that off-pavement rough and repeated ground contact broke open the fuel tanks, then vaporized fuel experienced a spark or contact with hot metal.

Max fuel capacity is 15,000 pounds, or a bit over 2200 gallons...

 

[CleanSump]

What did it hit to cause the massive fireball? It looks like a smaller G280 or baby Gulfstream.

As @K2K2 stated. When it came down hard the left/port wing and fuselage broke open, releasing a cloud of fuel. It's unfortunate and thoughts of being in that cockpit are terrifying.