Gulfstream 150 N373ML

Summary

On 25 January 2020 at about 00:54 local time, a Gulfstream 150 registered N373ML, operated by Eagle Air, was involved in an accident near San Juan, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 January 2020 at 00:54

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan, United States

Nearest airport

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (TJIG)

Coordinates

18.4570, -66.0925

Aircraft

Gulfstream 150

Registration

N373ML

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

2

Operator

Eagle Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → San Juan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA20LA221

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of control during landing on a wet runway after encountering standing water.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane approached the destination airport at night, with rain showers in the area and the runway reported as wet. The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated that the airplane touched down “close to” the computed reference speed of 122 knots and “in the vicinity” of the 1,000 ft marker of the runway. At touchdown, the thrust reversers were deployed, and as the airplane decelerated through 70 knots, the PIC noticed standing water on the runway ahead. As the airplane encountered the standing water, with about 1,000 ft of runway remaining, it yawed to the left, then to the right, and departed the runway and struck a fence, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the airport had a history of standing water forming on the runway due to poor drainage over the previous 2 years, which resulted in reports of poor braking performance. Data from the airplane manufacturer indicated that, for the reported landing weight and weather conditions, the airplane required a landing distance of 3,620 ft on a wet runway and 4,100 ft on a contaminated runway (standing water). The landing distance available was 5,126 ft. Although the precise touchdown location and landing speed could not be determined, the manufacturer’s data suggest that the airplane could have stopped prior to reaching the 1,000 ft remaining location on the landing runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.