Accidents
Uncommanded Nosegear Steering a Factor in GIV Crash
French accident investigators determined that the nosegear was pointed to the left after a hard touchdown.


Improper crew response to an off-center nosegear orientation was the primary factor in the July 2012 fatal runway excursion of a Gulfstream IV at Le Castellet Airport on the French Riviera, according to a final report released last month by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA). The aircraft was operated by Universal Jet Aviation of Boca Raton, Fla. The accident claimed the lives of all three people on board–the two pilots and one cabin attendant.