Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 January 2011
Aircraft Type: Gulfstream G-IV
Owner/operator: Prime Aviation Pty. Ltd.
Registration Number: N127DK
Location: Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT) –
ÿ French Polynesia
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left wing of the Gulfstream G-IV.Left wing of the Gulfstream G-IV.
Category: Accident
A Gulfstream G-IV, N127DK, experienced significant damage during a collision with ground handling equipment at Papeete-Faaa Airport, Tahiti. The aircraft impacted a belt loader, an air stairs vehicle, and subsequently struck a cargo truck, resulting in damage to the left wing, cargo truck nose, and contact with a cargo container.A Gulfstream G-IV, N127DK, experienced significant damage during a collision with ground handling equipment at Papeete-Faaa Airport, Tahiti. The aircraft impacted a belt loader, an air stairs vehicle, and subsequently struck a cargo truck, resulting in damage to the left wing, cargo truck nose, and contact with a cargo container.
Description
The Gulfstream G-IV, N127DK, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft collided with ground handling equipment at Papeete-Faaa Airport, Tahiti. The aircraft ran over a belt loader and impacted an air stairs vehicle with the left hand wing. The right hand wing impacted a cargo truck and the nose of the aircraft came in contact with a cargo container.
Source of Information
http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=gulfstream&af=789http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=gulfstream&af=789Primary Cause
Collision with ground handling equipment.Collision with ground handling equipment.Share on:
