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Incident

FAA incident report · AMD FALCON2000 · Buffalo, NY · October 17, 1996

Date: October 17, 1996 · 09:40 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N93GH
Reported as: AMD FALCON2000
Reported engine: GE CF700*
People aboard: 4
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: on climb-out of toronto, pilot heard a 'bang' similar to a compressor stall. Pilot noticed ignition was indicating on when not selected. Reduced power to idle for 2 minutes on left engine. All seemed normal. No vibration indicated and all fluid and pressure appeared normal. At 2 minutes, second 'bang' was heard and itt increased to redline, shut down engine. Uneventful landing at Buffalo. Left engine was in process of change; cause unknown. M&d filed. Encouraged operator to contact pmi and mido. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON CLIMB-OUT OF TORONTO, PILOT HEARD A 'BANG' SIMILAR TO A COMPRESSOR STALL. PILOT NOTICED IGNITION WAS INDICATING ON WHEN NOT SELECTED. REDUCED POWER TO IDLE FOR 2 MINUTES ON LEFT ENGINE. ALL SEEMED NORMAL. NO VIBRATION INDICATED AND ALL FLUID AND PRESSURE APPEARED NORMAL. AT 2 MINUTES, SECOND 'BANG' WAS HEARD AND ITT INCREASED TO REDLINE, SHUT DOWN ENGINE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT BUFFALO. LEFT ENGINE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGE; CAUSE UNKNOWN. M&D FILED. ENCOURAGED OPERATOR TO CONTACT PMI AND MIDO. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.