Accident · 2011-02-14

What the record says

Event date

2011-02-14

Event type

Accident

Highest injury level

No injuries

Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. GV-SP (N535GA)

Operating rule

Part 91

Operator

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Operator named in NTSB report

Operated by (per NTSB report)

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Probable cause

The pilot flying's (PF) decision to land on a shorter-than-recommended runway with a known left hydraulic system failure rather than go around as suggested by the pilot-not-flying, his failure to immediately apply emergency brakes following the detection of the lack of normal brakes, and his attempt to go around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the nose landing gear swivel assembly failure, the lack of a hydraulic fuse before this critical failure point, and the design of the swivel using two similar alloys with a propensity to adhere to each other when rubbed together. Also contributing to the accident was the lack of a disciplined cockpit environment.

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.