Gulfstream G-200 N885RR

Summary

On 30 December 2005 at about 13:20 local time, a Gulfstream G-200 registered N885RR, operated by International Jet Management, Inc., was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 2005 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.2891, -76.6192

Aircraft

Gulfstream G-200

Registration

N885RR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

International Jet Management, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Naples

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA063

1 person was seriously injured.

The passenger's improper decision to get up from her seat while the airplane was taxiing. A factor was the inadvertent excessive application of the emergency brake.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to engine start, the co-pilot seated the passengers "to make sure they had their seat belts fastened." After startup, as the pilot started to taxi the airplane, he called for the taxi checklist, which included an emergency brake check. The hand-operated brake lever, which slid into an emergency brake position as well as a parking brake position, was "abnormally stiff," and when the pilot moved it, it slid forward enough that full hydraulic pressure was applied to the brakes, and the airplane came to a sudden stop without any pedal input. Unknown to the crew, during the brake check, a passenger had released her seat belt, and was in the process of changing seats, when the sudden stoppage occurred. She fell to the aisle, but when the co-pilot subsequently attended her, she decided to continue the trip to its destination. About 1 week later, the pilot learned that the passenger had incurred a hairline fracture to her collarbone.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.