# Accident 20140114001099A: Israel Aircraft Industries GULFSTREAM 200, Savannah, GA, January 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DXTK
- Location: 32.1275° N, 81.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1275&lon=-81.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GULFSTREAM 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW306A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140114001099A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT ON A REQUIRED TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE, THE APU SERVICE DOOR PARTIALLY BROKE LOOSE AT THE FORWARD HINGE ATTACH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER. THE TAIL CONE WAS ALSO PUNCTURED AND THE APU DENTED IN SEVERAL PLACES.

## 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 ERA14LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA098), Jan 14, 2014: Israel Aircraft Industries Gulfstream 200 (N720QS), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the auxiliary power unit service door before returning the airplane to service, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder.

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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