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Incident

FAA incident report · AMD Falcon · Atlantic Ocean, NY · July 22, 1994

Date: July 22, 1994 · 16:00 local
Place: Atlantic Ocean, NY
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N111F
Reported as: AMD Falcon
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: airplane was being ferried to its new base in utica, NY on the leg from bournemouth, england to sondrestrom, greenland. The omega vlf navigation system became unreliable. Due to poor atmospheric conditions, the crew was unable to advise ATC of the situation or to use alternate navigation. After completion of the trip the omega system was removed and sent to the manufacturer for repair of several components. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRPLANE WAS BEING FERRIED TO ITS NEW BASE IN UTICA, NY ON THE LEG FROM BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND TO SONDRESTROM, GREENLAND. THE OMEGA VLF NAVIGATION SYSTEM BECAME UNRELIABLE. DUE TO POOR ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE ATC OF THE SITUATION OR TO USE ALTERNATE NAVIGATION. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TRIP THE OMEGA SYSTEM WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.