ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332065
Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1967 |
Time: | 15:35 |
Type: | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
Owner/operator: | Mellon Bank |
Registration: | N205M |
MSN: | 62 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Harrisburg-York State Airport, PA (HAR) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Harrisburg-York State Airport, PA (HAR/KCXY) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
miscellaneous acts, conditions - hydroplaning on wet runway
pilot in command - failed to initiate go-around
FACTORS:
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
miscellaneous acts, conditions - downwind
weather - thunderstorm activity
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC68A0015 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB File 2-0388
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