G-V aircraft; while being towed at ssi on the northeast ramp area; encounters a sink hole. Aircraft ...

Attributes
ACN	695522
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ssi.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : towing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	695522
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Aircraft was being towed to parking area. Asphalt gave way and right gear descended approximately 1 foot below ramp. Later shown that sink hole was under asphalt. Another investigation showed that one publication indicated runway weight limited to 60000 pounds. Aircraft landed at 66000 pounds.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the gear doors were damaged and the wing tip was within 1/4 inch of the pavement. They used airbags to raise the aircraft and move it to a safe area. Reporter indicated that the georgia airport commission was investigating the situation. The reporter also indicated that he was not present at the time of the event; and upon arrival at the scene; was shocked at the way the aircraft had settled into the ramp. The reporter indicated that he was worried that the airport information states that the runway is stressed for double wheeled aircraft to 60000 pounds; and his aircraft weighed 66000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: G-V ACFT; WHILE BEING TOWED AT SSI ON THE NE RAMP AREA; ENCOUNTERS A SINK HOLE. ACFT R MAIN GEAR MOUNT SINKS INTO PAVEMENT TO A DEPTH OF 1 FT. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING TOWED TO PARKING AREA. ASPHALT GAVE WAY AND R GEAR DSNDED APPROX 1 FOOT BELOW RAMP. LATER SHOWN THAT SINK HOLE WAS UNDER ASPHALT. ANOTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT ONE PUBLICATION INDICATED RWY WT LIMITED TO 60000 LBS. ACFT LANDED AT 66000 LBS.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND THE WING TIP WAS WITHIN 1/4 INCH OF THE PAVEMENT. THEY USED AIRBAGS TO RAISE THE ACFT AND MOVE IT TO A SAFE AREA. RPTR INDICATED THAT THE GEORGIA ARPT COMMISSION WAS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. THE RPTR ALSO INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT; AND UPON ARR AT THE SCENE; WAS SHOCKED AT THE WAY THE ACFT HAD SETTLED INTO THE RAMP. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT HE WAS WORRIED THAT THE ARPT INFO STATES THAT THE RWY IS STRESSED FOR DOUBLE WHEELED ACFT TO 60000 LBS; AND HIS ACFT WEIGHED 66000 LBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

G-V aircraft; while being towed at ssi on the northeast ramp area; encounters a sink hole. Aircraft right main gear mount sinks into pavement to a depth of 1 ft. Aircraft damaged.