What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
March 9, 2019 N505GF a Gulfstream Aerospace corp. G-IV s/n: 1275 was substantially damaged during landing touchdown just short of runway 34 at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (pdk) Chamblee, Georgia. 2 flight crew and 12 passengers were uninjured.
Runway 03R/21L southwest 300 closed until 2100Z the flight crew arrived into atlanta airspace approximately 2020Z. The flight crew requested to hold at judyy intersection to see if 21L would become available. The flight crew decided to prepare to land on runway 34. The landing input page was updated on the FMS the data published a roughly 2800 foot landing distance and a ref of 132 knots at the current landing weight of the aircraft. Runway 34 is 3967 feet, the operator had a policy and procedure in place for landing on runway 34.
The aircraft approached runway 34 and the main two wheels touched down approximately 18 feet short of the runway on the dirt. The aircraft transitioned from the dirt just prior to the runway to the pavement. The difference in height between the dirt and the pavement was 5? Vertical rise the left main tires encountered, with the pavement being higher and 4? Vertical rise the right main tires encountered.
The flight crew reported what felt like a harder than normal landing. The remainder of the landing and rollout was uneventful. The aircraft taxied to the ramp and passengers and crew exited the aircraft. The aircraft was placed in the hangar. The flight crew performed the post flight visual walk around and did not notice damage.
Sunday 03/10/2019, the pilot discussed with the copilot the landing and wanted to take a closer look at the aircraft Monday morning. Damage was observed. A hard landing inspection was scheduled with the local maintenance provider for that morning 03/11/2019. The maintenance provider informed the operator Gulfstream should be contacted.
Gulfstream technical support representative arrived to assess the damage. The FAA was later notified.
As the FAA filed it
MARCH 9, 2019 N505GF A GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. G-IV S/N: 1275 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 34 AT DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK) CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA. 2 FLIGHT CREW AND 12 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.
RUNWAY 03R/21L SOUTHWEST 300 CLOSED UNTIL 2100Z THE FLIGHT CREW ARRIVED INTO ATLANTA AIRSPACE APPROXIMATELY 2020Z. THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED TO HOLD AT JUDYY INTERSECTION TO SEE IF 21L WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO PREPARE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34. THE LANDING INPUT PAGE WAS UPDATED ON THE FMS THE DATA PUBLISHED A ROUGHLY 2800 FOOT LANDING DISTANCE AND A REF OF 132 KNOTS AT THE CURRENT LANDING WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. RUNWAY 34 IS 3967 FEET, THE OPERATOR HAD A POLICY AND PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 34.
THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY 34 AND THE MAIN TWO WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED FROM THE DIRT JUST PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY TO THE PAVEMENT. THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN THE DIRT AND THE PAVEMENT WAS 5? VERTICAL RISE THE LEFT MAIN TIRES ENCOUNTERED, WITH THE PAVEMENT BEING HIGHER AND 4? VERTICAL RISE THE RIGHT MAIN TIRES ENCOUNTERED.
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WHAT FELT LIKE A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. THE REMAINDER OF THE LANDING AND ROLLOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN THE HANGAR. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE POST FLIGHT VISUAL WALK AROUND AND DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE.
SUNDAY 03/10/2019, THE PILOT DISCUSSED WITH THE COPILOT THE LANDING AND WANTED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT MONDAY MORNING. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. A HARD LANDING INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOR THAT MORNING 03/11/2019. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER INFORMED THE OPERATOR GULFSTREAM SHOULD BE CONTACTED.
GULFSTREAM TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE FAA WAS LATER NOTIFIED.
NTSB investigation
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