NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA025
Registry · N840KB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE 840
Year of manufacture
1980 · 43 years old at event
Engine
AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES (904 hp)
Seats / Engines
11 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20010801
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB80BC
Registrant of record
ORION AERIAL LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot applicant’s excessive nose down pitch, and the check pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an impact with terrain.
Factual narrative
The check pilot of the multi engine airplane reported that he was conducting a familiarization flight with a pilot that his company was in the process of hiring (pilot applicant.) On final approach, at approximately 100 ft above ground level, the pilot applicant made a pitch adjustment and the airplane’s nose pitched down excessively. Both pilots pulled back on the yokes to arrest the descent, but the airplane impacted terrain short of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The check pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Pitch control-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_WPR24LA025.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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