20220517023279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) · Teterboro, NJ · May 17, 2022

Date
May 17, 2022 · 09:00 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N888HK
Reported as
Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550)
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710C411
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,940 total495 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 05/17/2022 at approximately 08:58 Gulfstream 550 (G550) privacy data omitted was set to depart ramp parking area for taxiway papa, Teterboro(teb). Pilots stated that during their pre-departure briefing it was discussed that the distance between two aircrafts on the taxi route would be close and would require a slow taxi and a need for ground guides because " it looked tight". The flight crew also noted in their statements that the wing tips on the G550 " are very difficult to see from the cockpit. The wings are positioned very FAR back and pilots have to turn their heads approximately 150 degrees back to see the wingtips".

privacy data omitted Was marshalled out of its parking spot and turned right toward taxiway papa with wing walkers at both wingtips. Spotters are also positioned at the nose of two parked aircraft that privacy data omitted must pass to enter taxiway papa.

After turning right privacy data omittedcontinued forward before turning left onto taxiway papa . At this point the left wingtip of privacy data omitted contacted the nose cone of an unoccupied and parked aircraft.

The marshaller and wing walkers interview statements states that the "stop" signal was given but privacy data omitted did not respond and continued to turn. They immediately reported the incident.

privacy data omitted Was informed by ATC to return to the ramp area.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/17/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:58 GULFSTREAM 550 (G550) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SET TO DEPART RAMP PARKING AREA FOR TAXIWAY PAPA, TETERBORO(TEB). PILOTS STATED THAT DURING THEIR PRE-DEPARTURE BRIEFING IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFTS ON THE TAXI ROUTE WOULD BE CLOSE AND WOULD REQUIRE A SLOW TAXI AND A NEED FOR GROUND GUIDES BECAUSE " IT LOOKED TIGHT". THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO NOTED IN THEIR STATEMENTS THAT THE WING TIPS ON THE G550 " ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM THE COCKPIT. THE WINGS ARE POSITIONED VERY FAR BACK AND PILOTS HAVE TO TURN THEIR HEADS APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES BACK TO SEE THE WINGTIPS".

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MARSHALLED OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT AND TURNED RIGHT TOWARD TAXIWAY PAPA WITH WING WALKERS AT BOTH WINGTIPS. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO POSITIONED AT THE NOSE OF TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MUST PASS TO ENTER TAXIWAY PAPA.

AFTER TURNING RIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CONTINUED FORWARD BEFORE TURNING LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY PAPA . AT THIS POINT THE LEFT WINGTIP OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE NOSE CONE OF AN UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED AIRCRAFT.

THE MARSHALLER AND WING WALKERS INTERVIEW STATEMENTS STATES THAT THE "STOP" SIGNAL WAS GIVEN BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO TURN. THEY IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INFORMED BY ATC TO RETURN TO THE RAMP AREA.