- Date
- May 18, 1982, 20:22 local (May 19, 1982, 02:22 UTC)
- Place
- Gillette, WY
- Injuries
- 21 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N114GAGulfstream American G-159C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820518016659I
- Case key
- 70828
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Analysis
During arrival, a thunderstorm was located about 6 mi southeast of the airport and another was about 8 to 10 mi northwest. Reportedly, the wind was variable from 090 to 180 deg at 10, gusting 25 KTS. While landing on a 75 ft wide runway, the aircraft began to veer left. Nose wheel steering, brakes and rudder were applied, but not sufficiently (in time and amount) to prevent the left main gear from going off the relatively narrow runway. The left gear encountered muddy terrain next to the runway, and shortly thereafter, the aircraft crossed a mid-field taxiway. At that time, the left main gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N114GA
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American G-159C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 027
- Airframe hours
- 8,259
- Engine
- Rolls Royce DART 529-8Z, 2,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- U.S. Aviation, Inc./Air U.S.,
- Registered owner
- U.S. Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GCC · Gillette-Campbell County, runway 15, 6,507 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,284 total · 67 in this make and model · 5,354 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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