NYC84LA322

NTSB accident investigation · Gulfstream 112 · West Hampton, NY · September 29, 1984

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 29, 1984, 11:10 local (15:10 UTC)
Place
West Hampton, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1093JGulfstream 112
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840929075939A
Case key
35773

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Remedial action - attemptedPilot in commandFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The acft collided with the ground following a loss of control during the landing flare. As the student plt began the flare, the acft veered to the left and contacted the ground despite the application of right rudder.

Aircraft

Registration
N1093J
Reported as
Gulfstream 112
Category
Airplane
Serial number
93
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
David Fox
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 23, 1984 · 90 hours before
Departed
FRG · Farmingdale, NY
Airport
FOK · Suffolk Co., runway 6, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete

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

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
50
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
95 total · 64 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
40° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
61 °F, dew point 81 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.