# Incident 20201023016779I: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201023016779I

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATING 1987 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV, REGISTRATION NO.: N458BE, SN: 1012 WITH TWO PILOTS AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AND RETURNED TO FXE FOR LANDING DUE TO AVIONIC ISSUES DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. UPON LANDING N458BE IMPACTED RUNWAY 09 THRESHOLD LIGHTS WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR, THE THRESHOLD LIGHTING THEN IMPACTED AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE PANEL REAR OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL WITH A FEW SMALL HOLES PUNCTURING THE FUSELAGE PANEL. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NO INJURIES TO PILOTS OR PASSENGERS.  AIRCRAFT N458BE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING UNDER PART 91.

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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