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Accidents · NTSB CEN17WA381 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Gulfstream GV incident near Le Bourget, Fr, September 10, 2017

On September 10, 2017, a Gulfstream GV, registered MSAWO, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing near Le Bourget. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
September 10, 2017
Place
Le Bourget, France · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Gulfstream GV SP G550 · all GVs on the register
Registration
MSAWO · no longer on the register · serial 5050
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. private rules

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

On September 10, 2017, a Gulfstream GV SP 550 airplane, Monaco registration M-SAWO, experienced abnormal runway contact during landing at Le Bourget Airport, Le Bourget, France. A wingtip sustained minor damage during the landing, and the two pilots and four passengers were not injured.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud - Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Abnormal runway contact during landing defining event

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: retractable

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2
Passengers4

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.