Runway excursion involving training aircraft at Yanzhou-Taizhou Airport

No fatalities • Yangzhou-Taizhou, China • Landing (descent or approach)

A training flight at Yanzhou-Taizhou Airport resulted in a runway excursion and significant aircraft damage after the aircraft veered off the runway during landing.

What happened

During a scheduled training mission at Yanzhou-Taizhou Airport, an aircraft departed from runway 35 at 13:59 local time. The flight was operated with a crew of three, consisting of one instructor and two pilots undergoing supervision. Following six successful landings, the crew repositioned themselves within the cockpit, placing the instructor in the left-hand seat and the trainee in the right-hand seat.

As the aircraft approached runway 35 for a subsequent landing, it maintained a height of approximately 50 feet before entering a steep descent. The aircraft crossed the runway threshold 500 meters beyond the threshold, positioned to the right of the centerline with a 4.5-degree deviation. During the landing roll, the aircraft experienced erratic lateral movement, veering left, exiting the runway, and then swinging back toward the runway surface. The aircraft eventually veered off the runway to the right, causing the loss of both main landing gears. The aircraft came to a final stop in a nearby grassy area.

Findings

While all three crew members managed to evacuate the aircraft without injury, the aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss. The sequence of events indicates that the unstable descent and subsequent lateral oscillations led to the aircraft departing the paved surface and the structural failure of the landing gear.

Probable cause

An unstable approach characterized by a steep descent and subsequent erratic directional control during the landing roll led to the aircraft exiting the runway.

Frequently asked questions

What happened in the 2018-05-20 Gulfstream G200 accident near Yangzhou-Taizhou, China?

A training flight at Yanzhou-Taizhou Airport resulted in a runway excursion and significant aircraft damage after the aircraft veered off the runway during landing.

Were there any fatalities in the 2018-05-20 Gulfstream G200 accident?

No fatalities were recorded in this accident.

What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 2018-05-20 involved a Gulfstream G200, registration B-8129, operated by Star Jet - China, at Yangzhou-Taizhou, China.

What was the probable cause of the accident?

An unstable approach characterized by a steep descent and subsequent erratic directional control during the landing roll led to the aircraft exiting the runway.

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