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FAA incident report · Gulstm GIV · Teterboro, NJ · September 17, 2006

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Date
September 17, 2006 · 19:45 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DBGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N308AB
Reported as
Gulstm GIV
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,744 total2,034 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On September 17, 2006, at approximately 1945 EDT, N308AB was taxiing onto the customs ramp at Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, NJ returning from an overseas trip with passengers on board. It was dark and the ramp was unlighted. No line personnel appeared to marshal the aircraft. In order to park, N308AB had to turn left into a spot with its right wing and winglet passing close to the tail of N20VF, a falcon 20, which was parked and unmanned. The captain stated that he asked the first officer if they had enough room to clear the tail of N20VF and he answered yes. The first officer's statement corroborates this. During the turn, the top of the right winglet of N308AB contacted the underside of the right horizontal stabilizer of N20VF, continued across the right elevator, through the rudder and across the left stabilizer and elevator. The damage to N20VF was limited to deformation of the skins of the horizontal surfaces and a tear in the trailing edge of the rudder. The damage to N308AB was limited to scratching of the winglet. Statements from both crew members of N308AB are attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 EDT, N308AB WAS TAXIING ONTO THE CUSTOMS RAMP AT TETERBORO AIRPORT, TETERBORO, NJ RETURNING FROM AN OVERSEAS TRIP WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD. IT WAS DARK AND THE RAMP WAS UNLIGHTED. NO LINE PERSONNEL APPEARED TO MARSHAL THE AIRCRAFT. IN ORDER TO PARK, N308AB HAD TO TURN LEFT INTO A SPOT WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND WINGLET PASSING CLOSE TO THE TAIL OF N20VF, A FALCON 20, WHICH WAS PARKED AND UNMANNED. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE ASKED THE FIRST OFFICER IF THEY HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEAR THE TAIL OF N20VF AND HE ANSWERED YES. THE FIRST OFFICER'S STATEMENT CORROBORATES THIS. DURING THE TURN, THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WINGLET OF N308AB CONTACTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF N20VF, CONTINUED ACROSS THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, THROUGH THE RUDDER AND ACROSS THE LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THE DAMAGE TO N20VF WAS LIMITED TO DEFORMATION OF THE SKINS OF THE HORIZONTAL SURFACES AND A TEAR IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RUDDER. THE DAMAGE TO N308AB WAS LIMITED TO SCRATCHING OF THE WINGLET. STATEMENTS FROM BOTH CREW MEMBERS OF N308AB ARE ATTACHED.