Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 July 1967
Aircraft Type: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
Owner/operator: Mellon Bank
Registration Number: N205M
Location: Harrisburg-York State Airport, PA (HAR) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the rudder and control surfaces).Aircraft control system (specifically, the rudder and control surfaces).
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An Gulfstream hydroplane experienced a ground-loop incident while approaching Harrisburg-York State Airport. Due to rain showers, the aircraft touched down at 105 knots with a quartering tailwind, resulting in a slide off the runway. The incident resulted in irreparable damage.An Gulfstream hydroplane experienced a ground-loop incident while approaching Harrisburg-York State Airport. Due to rain showers, the aircraft touched down at 105 knots with a quartering tailwind, resulting in a slide off the runway. The incident resulted in irreparable damage.
Description
While approaching Harrisburg-York State Airport, the airplane encountered rain showers. After touchdown at 105 knots with a 9 knots quartering tailwind the Gulfstream hydroplaned. To avoid overrunning the runway, the pilot ground-looped. The aircraft sustained irreparable damage after sliding off the runway. PROBABLEÿCAUSES: miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿhydroplaningÿonÿwetÿrunway pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿinitiateÿgo-around FACTORS: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿselectedÿwrongÿrunwayÿrelativeÿtoÿexistingÿwind miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿdownwind weatherÿ-ÿthunderstormÿactivity airports/airways/facilitiesÿ-ÿairportÿconditions:ÿwetÿrunway
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? failure to initiate a go-around.Pilot error ? failure to initiate a go-around.Share on:
