# Accident 19890120001059A: Amd FALCON900, South Bend, IN, January 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1989, 08:14 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7209° N, 86.3309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7209&lon=-86.3309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON900
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE7315R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,985 total, 500 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89MA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120001059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPEARS THRUST REVERSE ACTUATED WITHOUT AIRCRAFT FIRMLY ON RUNWAY,BROKE RODS,STOPPED FULL DEPLOY. ANTISKID SHUT OFF

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89MA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA047), Jan 20, 1989: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 900 (N901B), South Bend, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE THRUST REVERSER ACTUATOR LINKS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN PROBLEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND THE CROSSWIND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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