Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I crash, Jul 27, 2000, Montreal-...
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I accident on July 27, 2000 near Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval), Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: July 27, 2000
- Aircraft: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
- Location: Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval), Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A preliminary investigation found that an apprentice engineer moved a landing gear line during unscheduled work and left a fastener unfitted. The gap was not flagged to the other technicians or crew, so the aircraft was dispatched in an unairworthy state.
An Airwave Gulfstream I on a cargo flight from Toronto to Montreal-Dorval reported a landing gear problem on final approach. The crew cycled the gear, tried the emergency extension and manoeuvred to free it without success, then circled until minimum fuel and landed with the gear unsafe. The aircraft veered left on rollout and stopped short of the runway edge, and both pilots were unhurt.