Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 15 December 2021
Aircraft Type: Gulfstream G-IVSP
Owner/operator: Helidosa Aviation Group
Registration Number: HI1050
Location: Santo Domingo-Las Am‚ricas International Airport (SDQ) – ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: SpoilersSpoilers
Category: Accident
A Gulfstream G-IVSP, registration HI1050, crashed during an emergency landing attempt at Santo Domingo-Las Am‚ricas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) in the Dominican Republic, resulting in the deaths of two pilots, one flight attendant, and six passengers. The aircraft struck terrain, and the investigation points to a spoiler issue. The aircraft was towed to a hangar for maintenance, and then transported to Orlando, Florida, USA. A flight control check was performed, and the spoilers on both wings extended, but only those on the left wing retracted. The aircraft then hit trees and terrain approximately 200 meters to the right of the runway, resulting in a crash.A Gulfstream G-IVSP, registration HI1050, crashed during an emergency landing attempt at Santo Domingo-Las Am‚ricas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) in the Dominican Republic, resulting in the deaths of two pilots, one flight attendant, and six passengers. The aircraft struck terrain, and the investigation points to a spoiler issue. The aircraft was towed to a hangar for maintenance, and then transported to Orlando, Florida, USA. A flight control check was performed, and the spoilers on both wings extended, but only those on the left wing retracted. The aircraft then hit trees and terrain approximately 200 meters to the right of the runway, resulting in a crash.

Description

A Gulfstream G-IVSP, registration HI1050, was destroyed when it struck terrain while attempting to make an emergency landing at Santo Domingo-Las Am‚ricas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD), Dominican Republic. The two pilots, one flight attendant and six passengers were killed. Among those on board was Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie (Jos‚ ?ngel Hern ndez). Preliminary investigation results shared by the Dominican Comisi¢n Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviaci¢n (CIAA) on January 18, 2022, point towards a spoiler issue. The accident aircraft arrived at Higuero/La Isabela-Dr. Joaqu¡n Balaguer Airport at 12:35 local time on the day of the accident following a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the Helidosa hangar for maintenance. The company worked for three hours to replace the ground spoiler actuators on the right-hand wing. The aircraft was then towed back to the apron for a flight to Orlando, Florida, USA. According to CCTV footage, the flight crew did a flight control check. The spoilers on both wings extended, but only those on the left wing retracted again. The aircraft was then seen taxiing for departure with the three spoilers on the right wing still extended. After takeoff flight control problems developed immediately. The flight crew declared an emergency and requested vectors back to the airport. As the situation progressed, they decided to divert to Las Am‚ricas International Airport, where they were cleared to land on runway 35. On final approach the aircraft hit trees and then the terrain about 200 meters to the right of the runway. The total duration of the flight was about 16 minutes.

Source of Information

https://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/mundo/se-accidenta-avion-con-nueve-personas-a-bordo-en-el-aeropuerto-internacional-de-santo-domingo/2241653/, https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/15/americas/dominican-republic-plane-crash-intl/index.html, https://ensegundos.do/2022/01/18/presentan-detalles-preliminares-del-accidente-aereo-en-el-aila/https://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/mundo/se-accidenta-avion-con-nueve-personas-a-bordo-en-el-aeropuerto-internacional-de-santo-domingo/2241653/, https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/15/americas/dominican-republic-plane-crash-intl/index.html, https://ensegundos.do/2022/01/18/presentan-detalles-preliminares-del-accidente-aereo-en-el-aila/

Primary Cause

Spoiler issueSpoiler issue

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