# Incident 20150207001599I: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, Eagle, CO, February 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2015, 21:32 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6428° N, 106.9158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6428&lon=-106.9158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (registry code 3980115, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER (registry code 54561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-611ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC TAY 611SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15IA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150207001599I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FROM LAS VEGAS TO EAGLE EARLIER ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 7, 2015 TO PICK UP THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND HIS GUESTS (5 PASSENGERS TOTAL).  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER A PART 135 OPERATOR FAIR WIND AIR CHARTER.  THE PILOTS REPORTED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE FLIGHT INTO EAGLE.  AFTER PICKING UP THEIR PASSENGERS THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED THE FIRST TAKE OFF FROM EAGLE EN ROUTE TO BURBANK CA. THE TIME WAS 2130 LOCAL MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME).  THE FIRST TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 KNOTS INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE PILOTS STATED THAT A MASTER CAUTION FAULT ILLUMINATED.  THEY EXITED THE RUNWAY AND INVESTIGATED THE FAULT.  THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AND ENGINE OVER TEMPERATURE INDICATION THAT WAS COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM TAKING OFF OF HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORTS WITH AUTO THROTTLE ACTIVATED.

THEY TAXIED BACK TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO BEGIN ANOTHER TAKEOFF.  HE REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 75 KNOTS, THE TRIPLE CHIME/MASTER WARNING ACTIVATED AGAIN.

HE OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE LOW PRESSURE (LP) TURBINE SPEED INDICATED WITHIN THE YELLOW ARC. HE SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO RETURN THE LP TURBINE SPEED TO THE WHITE ARC

(NORMAL OPERATING RANGE). THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF.  THEY DID NOT USE THE AUTO THROTTLE DURING THE SECOND TAKE OFF ATTEMPT.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY THROUGH V1 AND AT VR (ROTATION SPEED) THE PILOT STATED HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOLK TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROL INPUT.   HE STATED HE BEGAN AN ABORTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AT THAT POINT AT APPROXIMATELY 139 KNOTS OF SPEED.  THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED REVERSE THRUST AND MAXIMUM BRAKING.  THE COPILOT STATED HE DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS AND DROPPED THE FLAPS TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOTS CONTACTED THE TOWER. FIRE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WERE SENT TO THE AIRCRAFT NOW AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY (RUNWAY 25).  THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE HOT DUE TO THE BRAKING ACTION FROM TAKEOFF SPEED.  THE RIGHT MAIN BRAKE ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY.  THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15IA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA139), Feb 8, 2015: Gulfstream Aerospace G IV (N701DB), Eagle, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's rejected takeoff due to perceived flight control system anomalies, which led to excessive brake temperatures and resulted in a right main landing gear brake fire.

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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