# NTSB CEN14WA115: Gulfstream 550, London, United Kingdom, October 12, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 12, 2013, 03:25 local (03:25 UTC)
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88688/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA115

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 12, 2013, at 0325 Universal Coordinated Time, a Saudi Arabia registered Gulfstream 550, HZ-A6, collided with the ILS antenna and localizer array while landing at Stanstead Airport (EGSS), London, United Kingdom. There were no injuries to the captain, first officer, and three passengers aboard. The airplane continued the landing, rolled out, and taxied to the ramp and parked. The flight originated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at an undetermined time. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the British government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the British government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Telephone: + 44 1252 510300

## Aircraft

- Registration: HZ-A6 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM 550
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: EGSS, Stansted

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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