Gulfstream GIII crash, Nov 24, 2014, Biggin Hill
Gulfstream GIII accident on November 24, 2014 near Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: UK AAIB: The crew...
- Date: November 24, 2014
- Aircraft: Gulfstream GIII
- Location: Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: UK AAIB: The crew misidentified the runway edge lights as centreline lights, forming an incorrect mental model of their route to the runway, and weak environmental cues did not alert them to the misalignment.
On the night of 24 November 2014 a privately operated Gulfstream III (N103CD) bound for Gander began its takeoff from Biggin Hill in patchy fog while lined up on the runway edge lights. The aircraft left the paved surface, ran onto grass and was declared a hull loss, but all seven occupants left safely. The UK AAIB found that the chart and AIP information on the taxiway to runway transition encouraged the wrong lineup and that cues of misalignment were too weak to alert the crew.