19990303018419I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G1159A · Washington, DC · March 3, 1999

Date: March 3, 1999 · 21:35 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Washington National
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N100HG
Reported as: Gulstm G1159A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,950 total2,000 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-5) Challenger CL-604, N667LC, crew was in aircraft performing pre-flight check when they felt sudden jarring sensation (bump). They wondered if they had been struck by the adjacent Gulfstream g-iii, N100HG, beginning to taxi to depart the ramp. Challenger crew looked outside to discover that, in fact, they had been struck by the g-iii. Approximately 6-7" of the challenger's winglet had been torn loose. Challenger crew radioed g-iii on ground control to advise of the mishap. G-iii returned to ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) CHALLENGER CL-604, N667LC, CREW WAS IN AIRCRAFT PERFORMING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK WHEN THEY FELT SUDDEN JARRING SENSATION (BUMP). THEY WONDERED IF THEY HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE ADJACENT GULFSTREAM G-III, N100HG, BEGINNING TO TAXI TO DEPART THE RAMP. CHALLENGER CREW LOOKED OUTSIDE TO DISCOVER THAT, IN FACT, THEY HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE G-III. APPROXIMATELY 6-7" OF THE CHALLENGER'S WINGLET HAD BEEN TORN LOOSE. CHALLENGER CREW RADIOED G-III ON GROUND CONTROL TO ADVISE OF THE MISHAP. G-III RETURNED TO RAMP.