Gulfstream GIV crash, Dec 1, 2004, Teterboro
Gulfstream GIV accident on December 1, 2004 near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The flight crew inadvertently engaged...
- Date: December 1, 2004
- Aircraft: Gulfstream GIV
- Location: Teterboro, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew inadvertently engaged the autothrottle and did not recognize the engagement during landing, causing a runway excursion. Contributing factors were the lack of switch guards, the lack of an engagement tone, and gusty winds.
A Gulfstream IV charter from London Luton landed at Teterboro in gusty crosswinds on the ILS to runway 24. The autothrottle re-engaged just before touchdown without the crew noticing, and it held the power up after landing. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway and struck trees, with no one injured.