CEN11WA081

NTSB incident investigation · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Gander, Canada · October 30, 2010

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
October 30, 2010, 19:34 local (19:34 UTC)
Place
Gander, Canada
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N45ACGulfstream Aerospace G-IV
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Case key
77871

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Factual narrative

On October 30, 2010, about 1934 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, N45AC, owned by Ashton Aviation LLC and operated by Crystal Air Aviation, incurred no damage during a downwind landing overrun on runway 3 (10,200 feet by 200 feet wet asphalt) at the Gander International Airport (CYQX), near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The three certificated airline transport pilots, one flight attendant, and two passengers reported no injuries. The non-scheduled international passenger flight was conducted under the provision of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Instrument meteorological conditions to marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed about the time of the incident and the flight was on an activated instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed from the Netherlands and was destined for CYQX as fuel stopover while en-route to Palm Beach International Airport, near West Palm Beach, Florida. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this incident can be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Québec, Canada J8X 4B7 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Canada.

Aircraft

Registration
N45AC
Reported as
Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1036
Engines
Rolls-Royc TAY 611SER, 12,450 lbs thrust, turbo fanRolls-Royc TAY 611SER, 12,450 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 135
Operator
Crystal Air Aviation
Registered owner
Ashton Aviation LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Destination
CYQX · Gander
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
CYQX · Gander International Airport, runway 03, 10,200 × 200 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew · 3

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
None
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport, Flight engineer
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Unknown
Role
Co-pilot
Injuries
None
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Unknown
Role
Other flight crew
Injuries
None
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)
Wind
240° at 13 knots, gusting 18
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,300 ft overcast
Temperature
45 °F
Observed at
CYQX

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 15, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 44 KB in all.