What happened
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(-23) On November 29, 2004, N420QS, a Gulfstream g-iv, s/n 1320 departed san francisco, CA (sfo) for Eagle county airport, CO (kege). The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to runway 25, and upon landing, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway. VMC prevailed at the time of the accident. The runway was dry in the middle, with slush and snow along the edges. The flight was for part 91 repositioning. According the flight crew, the aircraft touched down within the first 1000 feet of runway. Once the nose was lowered, the aircraft veered hard to the right, despite efforts to keep the aircraft centered. The captain stated that he used full rudder authority and differential braking, in addition to the nose wheel steering tiller to correct the turn. Upon departing the paved surface of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed aft, the right wing struck the ground, and the aircraft came to a rest. The crew evacuated throught the main entry door, and were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004, N420QS, A GULFSTREAM G-IV, S/N 1320 DEPARTED SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) FOR EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT, CO (KEGE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25, AND UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY IN THE MIDDLE, WITH SLUSH AND SNOW ALONG THE EDGES. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PART 91 REPOSITIONING. ACCORDING THE FLIGHT CREW, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY. ONCE THE NOSE WAS LOWERED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT, DESPITE EFFORTS TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT CENTERED. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE USED FULL RUDDER AUTHORITY AND DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, IN ADDITION TO THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING TILLER TO CORRECT THE TURN. UPON DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST. THE CREW EVACUATED THROUGHT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR, AND WERE UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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