Serious Incident: Gulfstream IV SP, VT-MST, near Killarney Co. Kerry, Ireland, on 13

Su Campu

Full report here.

30 August 2010
SYNOPSIS

The aircraft departed from Runway (RWY) 08 at Kerry Airport (EIKY) on a flight to Luton, England (EGGW). Shortly after take-off, the left hand windshield fractured and the crew requested a return to EIKY. Kerry Tower cleared the aircraft to return using a procedure to establish on the Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach for RWY 26. The aircraft initiated the procedure but then commenced a descent, in cloud, on a track approximately parallel to the ILS but 6 nautical miles (nm) south of it. A radar controller in Shannon, who had been monitoring but not controlling the flight, intervened by phone with Kerry Tower and directed that Kerry Tower should instruct the aircraft to climb immediately. Contemporaneously, the aircrafts Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) alerted the crew. The aircraft reached a lowest height above the ground of 702 ft before commencing a climb. Kerry Tower handed it over to a radar controller at Shannon for guidance onto the ILS but the aircraft encountered further navigational difficulties before landing. On subsequent technical inspection, it was also found that the No. 1 engine had sustained serious foreign object damage and that an engine change was required.

Quaderno

That was a very close one if the EGPWS would not have alerted them in time. Looking at the flight path I would say the would have hit the eastern slope of Purple Mountain right opposite Ross Castle. Luckily they didn't.
I saw the plane parked at EIKY last year and wondered what happened. Now I know. Thanks.

Ilyushin76

Very interesting read .thanks

EchoIndia

John85 wrote: »

Very interesting read .thanks

Reading the report in detail, the behaviour of the crew both during and after the incident would give me cause for worry.

Steyr

Sorry when did this happen? Today?

Sterling Archer

incident 13 july 2009, report published 30 8 2010

balkanhawk

Wow, that report makes for a great read. Ill definitely be emailing that around the club. Always have the departure aerodrome nav aids on standby incase of a situation, makes returning easier.

Delta Kilo

Really interesting, especially the flight crews behaviour after the incident.

I wonder where that Captain is now?

muppet01

Contemporaneously, the aircrafts Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) alerted the crew. The aircraft reached a lowest height above the ground of 702 ft

"Contemporaneously"..a scrabble players dream........:D

John_Mc

Anyone else find it suspicious that the flight voice recorder circuit breaker wasn't pulled after the flight?

It's a bit convenient...

Oscar Bravo

The pilot without doubt was under pressure,however a no no “Those engine run-ups… We won’t tell them that we did those…” and “That’s why you and I need to see this happen here on the ground, I don’t want to see that in the air”. Following a discussion about possible reasons for “No LP”, the Captain says “Go ahead and do one more run-up”. As the engine accelerates, the Captain says “There’s a noise, when I rotate that there’s a noise that I’m not very happy with, like a rubbing noise”.

balkanhawk

I wonder where that Captain is now?

Selling hot dogs in time square i hope!

The old acronym, Aviate, Navigate, Communicate comes to mind.

Climb above the high terrain, find out where you are and where you are going, inform ATC!

BrianD

Just noticed that Shannon intervened with Kerry by phone. Is there a hotline connection between the two or just relying on calling them in the traditional sense?

mk6705

BrianD wrote: »

Just noticed that Shannon intervened with Kerry by phone. Is there a hotline connection between the two or just relying on calling them in the traditional sense?

Just a normal call I would think. There was an article about this in the paper, it said something about recommendations for radar to be installed at the airport.

Bearcat

yeah guys there is a direct line between SNN and Kerry ATC albeit a hot line if you want to call it.
They were very lucky they were not a statistic re cumlo granite.

donkey balls

here is a pic of the acft http://www.airliners.net/photo/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-IV/1622498/L/&sid=5ce7c2e62a437504402b8eb54e0e681f