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FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 · Alton, IL · August 5, 2021

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Date
August 5, 2021 · 15:07 local
Place
Alton, IL
Airport
St Louis Regional
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N665P
Reported as
Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,356 total97 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
N665PRegistered now · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600S/N 73045 · Built 2020Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW815GATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On August 5th the crew of N665P was scheduled to fly from kaln to ksaf, departing at 3:00PM. They arrived at

privacy data omitted At about 13:00 to prepare for takeoff. Upon arriving the crew noticed that two of their company Gulfstream's (N667P and N660P)were parked next to them on the left side. They also noticed that the aircraft were staggered in the parking leaving one quite a bit forward of the other. On the right side of the aircraft the FBO had parked a small single engine aircraft. The small aircraft to their right was too close for the crew to turn right and exit the ramp area. The chief pilot had a concern about the distance between the nose of N660P and the fence line. The chief pilot went over and paced off the distance and determined that there was 120 feet from the nose of N660P and the middle of the grass. With that information, the PIC asked the FBO if they would move the small aircraft so that their aircraft could easily exit the ramp. After an hour, the small aircraft was still parked on the right side of the aircraft, so PIC called the FBO and again

Requested that they move the small aircraft. The FBO stated that the small aircraft had been pushed back several feet. The PIC stated that the small aircraft was still to close and asked if the aircraft could be moved completely. The small aircraft had been moved to the hangar area completely out of the way. The pilots briefed that they would make a 180 degree turn to the right and taxi for takeoff. As their passengers started to arrive, a Gulfstream 280 taxied onto the ramp and the FBO personnel parked it directly into the vacant right side spot and completely blocked the crew's exit to the right. The PIC then briefed the FBO staff that they would taxi to the left and requested a wing walker on each wing to make sure they were clear of N660P and the fence line. Two wing walkers were assigned to marshal the crew out of the ramp. As the crew started to taxi, one wing walker was off the nose of the aircraft and move to a front left position. Another wing walker was on the right side positioned in front of the wing. As the aircraft started to turn the right wing walker moved to the wing tip. As the aircraft continued to turn, the wing walker went behind the wing. The right wing walker was holding his arms up and a full width apart, indicating that the aircraft had lots of room to taxi. As the aircraft straightened out the right wing walker stopped and went out of sight. The left wing walker continued to motion the aircraft forward and moments later the right winglet impacted a light pole. After the aircraft wingtip struck the pole the left wing walker instructed the aircraft to stop. The passenger was moved to N667P.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 5TH THE CREW OF N665P WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM KALN TO KSAF, DEPARTING AT 3:00PM. THEY ARRIVED AT

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT ABOUT 13:00 TO PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF. UPON ARRIVING THE CREW NOTICED THAT TWO OF THEIR COMPANY GULFSTREAM'S (N667P AND N660P)WERE PARKED NEXT TO THEM ON THE LEFT SIDE. THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WERE STAGGERED IN THE PARKING LEAVING ONE QUITE A BIT FORWARD OF THE OTHER. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FBO HAD PARKED A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT. THE SMALL AIRCRAFT TO THEIR RIGHT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR THE CREW TO TURN RIGHT AND EXIT THE RAMP AREA. THE CHIEF PILOT HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE NOSE OF N660P AND THE FENCE LINE. THE CHIEF PILOT WENT OVER AND PACED OFF THE DISTANCE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS 120 FEET FROM THE NOSE OF N660P AND THE MIDDLE OF THE GRASS. WITH THAT INFORMATION, THE PIC ASKED THE FBO IF THEY WOULD MOVE THE SMALL AIRCRAFT SO THAT THEIR AIRCRAFT COULD EASILY EXIT THE RAMP. AFTER AN HOUR, THE SMALL AIRCRAFT WAS STILL PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SO PIC CALLED THE FBO AND AGAIN

REQUESTED THAT THEY MOVE THE SMALL AIRCRAFT. THE FBO STATED THAT THE SMALL AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK SEVERAL FEET. THE PIC STATED THAT THE SMALL AIRCRAFT WAS STILL TO CLOSE AND ASKED IF THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED COMPLETELY. THE SMALL AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE HANGAR AREA COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAY. THE PILOTS BRIEFED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. AS THEIR PASSENGERS STARTED TO ARRIVE, A GULFSTREAM 280 TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP AND THE FBO PERSONNEL PARKED IT DIRECTLY INTO THE VACANT RIGHT SIDE SPOT AND COMPLETELY BLOCKED THE CREW'S EXIT TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC THEN BRIEFED THE FBO STAFF THAT THEY WOULD TAXI TO THE LEFT AND REQUESTED A WING WALKER ON EACH WING TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE CLEAR OF N660P AND THE FENCE LINE. TWO WING WALKERS WERE ASSIGNED TO MARSHAL THE CREW OUT OF THE RAMP. AS THE CREW STARTED TO TAXI, ONE WING WALKER WAS OFF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVE TO A FRONT LEFT POSITION. ANOTHER WING WALKER WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE POSITIONED IN FRONT OF THE WING. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN THE RIGHT WING WALKER MOVED TO THE WING TIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN, THE WING WALKER WENT BEHIND THE WING. THE RIGHT WING WALKER WAS HOLDING HIS ARMS UP AND A FULL WIDTH APART, INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOTS OF ROOM TO TAXI. AS THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHTENED OUT THE RIGHT WING WALKER STOPPED AND WENT OUT OF SIGHT. THE LEFT WING WALKER CONTINUED TO MOTION THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD AND MOMENTS LATER THE RIGHT WINGLET IMPACTED A LIGHT POLE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE POLE THE LEFT WING WALKER INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP. THE PASSENGER WAS MOVED TO N667P.