NTSB: Rushed Flight Contributed to Gulfstream G150 Runway Overrun

The cockpit recording indicates the pilots were racing to land ahead of another jet, according to the National Transportation Safety Board report.

Jonathan Welsh

Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 04:53 PM ET

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View of the G150 at the accident site. [Credit: NTSB]

Key Takeaways:

The NTSB concluded that a 2021 Gulfstream G150 runway overrun was caused by the flight crew's continuation of an unstable approach and the failure of the ground air brakes to deploy.
A significant contributing factor was the crew's motivation to "win a race" against another aircraft, leading them to prioritize speed over safety and land with a quartering tailwind exceeding aircraft limitations.
Despite being high and fast, receiving "sink rate" and "pull-up" warnings, the crew continued the unstable approach, touching down late and overrunning the 4,200-foot runway.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on a runway overrun accident on May 5, 2021, at Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (3J1) in South Carolina. The accident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft, a Gulfstream G150 registered to Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. The two crewmembers and three passengers on board were not injured, the NTSB said.

During a flight from New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (KEVB) in Florida to Ridgeland, the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded information indicating that the pilot in command (PIC) wanted to complete the flight as quickly as possible and arrive at the destination airport ahead of another aircraft.