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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) · Livermore, CA · March 21, 2025

Date: March 21, 2025 · 19:30 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N333DS
Reported as: Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550)
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710C411
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,200 total2,850 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

N333DSRegistered now · Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550)S/N 5292 · Built 2010 Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550)Engine modelRolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710C411Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

While taxiing from the runway to the hangar at lvk, the taxi included reversing direction by 180 degrees to a parallel taxiway. When on the connector between the taxiways, the aircraft was kept left of center to avoid other aircraft ahead on the ramp. In doing so, the left main landing gear went off the taxiway pavement. This resulted in the gear sinking in soft ground bringing the aileron to rest on a taxiway sign, damaging the aileron.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE HANGAR AT LVK, THE TAXI INCLUDED REVERSING DIRECTION BY 180 DEGREES TO A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHEN ON THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE TAXIWAYS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS KEPT LEFT OF CENTER TO AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT AHEAD ON THE RAMP. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY PAVEMENT. THIS RESULTED IN THE GEAR SINKING IN SOFT GROUND BRINGING THE AILERON TO REST ON A TAXIWAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE AILERON.