19961030034479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-IV · Chicago/Wheelin, IL · October 30, 1996

Date: October 30, 1996 · 13:01 local
Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N23AC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97MA017
Reported as: Gulstm GIV
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4

N23ACRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 1997 · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IVS/N 1047 Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace G-IV

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft veered off right side of runway on takeoff through grass before coming airborne. Crashed and burned. (-23) aircraft cleared IFR, pwk to bur. During takeoff aircraft drifted off the runway to the left, striking lights, runway markers, and losing pieces of aircraft. No attempt was made to abort the takeoff. After losing both main landing gear, both flaps, and control segment for left aileron, aircraft struck a berm at departure end of runway, repturing l/h hopper tank. Aircraft burst into flames, struck embankment and exploded, coming to rest in a small creek approx. 1/4 mile from airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF THROUGH GRASS BEFORE COMING AIRBORNE. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT CLEARED IFR, PWK TO BUR. DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING LIGHTS, RUNWAY MARKERS, AND LOSING PIECES OF AIRCRAFT. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER LOSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOTH FLAPS, AND CONTROL SEGMENT FOR LEFT AILERON, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, REPTURING L/H HOPPER TANK. AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES, STRUCK EMBANKMENT AND EXPLODED, COMING TO REST IN A SMALL CREEK APPROX. 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97MA017Accident · 4 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportWheeling, ILfailure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll in a gusty crosswind, his failure to abort the takeoff, and failure of the copilot to adequately monitor and/or take sufficient remedial action to…Oct 30, 1996 · Destroyed