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April 2, 2011 · Gulfstream GVI G650 · N652GD

Roswell, NM

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 2, 2011
Injury Outcomes
4 injuries (4 fatalities)
Location
Roswell, NM
Aircraft
Gulfstream GVI G650
Tail Number
N652GD
Operator
Gulfstream Aerospace
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DCA11MA076

The Safety Board’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/reports_aviation.html. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-12-02. On April 2, 2011, about 0934 mountain daylight time, an experimental Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation GVI (G650), N652GD, crashed during takeoff from runway 21 at Roswell International Air Center Airport, Roswell, New Mexico. The two pilots and the two flight test engineers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to and operated by Gulfstream as part of its G650 flight test program. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: an aerodynamic stall and subsequent uncommanded roll during a one engine-inoperative takeoff flight test, which were the result of (1) Gulfstream’s failure to properly develop and validate takeoff speeds for the flight tests and recognize and correct the takeoff safety speed (V2) error during previous G650 flight tests, (2) the G650 flight test team’s persistent and increasingly aggressive attempts to achieve V2 speeds that were erroneously low, and (3) Gulfstream’s inadequate investigation of previous G650 uncommanded roll events, which indicated that the company’s estimated stall angle of attack while the airplane was in ground effect was too high. Contributing to the accident was Gulfstream’s failure to effectively manage the G650 flight test program by pursuing an aggressive program schedule without ensuring that the roles and responsibilities of team members had been appropriately defined and implemented, engineering processes had received sufficient technical planning and oversight, potential hazards had been fully identified, and appropriate risk controls had been implemented and were functioning as intended.

Full Narrative

The Safety Board’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/reports_aviation.html. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-12-02.On April 2, 2011, about 0934 mountain daylight time, an experimental Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation GVI (G650), N652GD, crashed during takeoff from runway 21 at Roswell International Air Center Airport, Roswell, New Mexico. The two pilots and the two flight test engineers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to and operated by Gulfstream as part of its G650 flight test program. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:34 MDT
Nearest AirportRoswell Intl Air Center Airpor (0nm)
Runway21
Runway Length13001 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftGulfstream GVI G650
Tail NumberN652GD
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorGulfstream Aerospace
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsRolls-Royce Deutschland · BR700-725A1 · Turbofan · 16100 | Rolls-Royce Deutschland · BR700-725A1 · Turbofan · 16100
Seats8

People & Injuries

Injury Summary4 injuries (4 fatalities)
Fatal4
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total4
Crew 1Age 64 · First Class · Fatal
Crew 2Age 51 · First Class · Fatal

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind210° @ 4 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point63 F / 25 C
Altimeter30.01 inHg
Observation Time14:51
Weather SourceWFAC

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