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FAA incident report · Gulfstream GLF4 · Orlando, FL · June 25, 2026

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Date
June 25, 2026 · 21:30 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XT-ABD
Reported as
Gulfstream GLF4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

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

The flight was international, originating in gvac (amilcar cabral international airport) in cape verde to korl (Orlando Executive) on a ferry permit issued by the national civil aviation agency in burkina faso to receive repairs and conduct an annual inspection with a facility at Orlando Executive. Three people were on board the flight; the PIC, SIC, and maintenance engineer for kangala air express. After landing and while taxiing to the customs ramp, the pilot was following ground painted directions when he struck a light pole with the tip of the right wing causing damage to the landing/navigation light housing and leading edge of the wing tip. The light pole also received damage in the form of a dent approximately 6 feet up from ground level and approximately a 5 degree lean which caused the pole to slightly separate from the base. Both pilots left the U.S. Shortly after the incident and were unable to be interviewed. An airport operations manager for Orlando Executive stated the PIC reported confusing the advent health helicopter hangar for the cbp office, and upon realizing his mistake attempted to turn back to the south side of the east ramp to follow the temporary cbp direction markings and misjudged the turn striking the light pole.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS INTERNATIONAL, ORIGINATING IN GVAC (AMILCAR CABRAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) IN CAPE VERDE TO KORL (ORLANDO EXECUTIVE) ON A FERRY PERMIT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY IN BURKINA FASO TO RECEIVE REPAIRS AND CONDUCT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WITH A FACILITY AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE. THREE PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THE FLIGHT; THE PIC, SIC, AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEER FOR KANGALA AIR EXPRESS. AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING TO THE CUSTOMS RAMP, THE PILOT WAS FOLLOWING GROUND PAINTED DIRECTIONS WHEN HE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WITH THE TIP OF THE RIGHT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING/NAVIGATION LIGHT HOUSING AND LEADING EDGE OF THE WING TIP. THE LIGHT POLE ALSO RECEIVED DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF A DENT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET UP FROM GROUND LEVEL AND APPROXIMATELY A 5 DEGREE LEAN WHICH CAUSED THE POLE TO SLIGHTLY SEPARATE FROM THE BASE. BOTH PILOTS LEFT THE U.S. SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND WERE UNABLE TO BE INTERVIEWED. AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR ORLANDO EXECUTIVE STATED THE PIC REPORTED CONFUSING THE ADVENT HEALTH HELICOPTER HANGAR FOR THE CBP OFFICE, AND UPON REALIZING HIS MISTAKE ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE EAST RAMP TO FOLLOW THE TEMPORARY CBP DIRECTION MARKINGS AND MISJUDGED THE TURN STRIKING THE LIGHT POLE.