# Accident 20041129035299A: Gulstm GIV, Eagle, CO, November 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2004, 12:36 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N93A
- Location: 39.6509° N, 106.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6509&lon=-106.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GIV
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,330 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129035299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA030), Nov 29, 2004: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (N420QS), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: nose wheel steering system failure due to foreign material substance contamination.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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