# Incident 19961017036699I: Amd FALCON2000, Buffalo, NY, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93GH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON2000
- Reported engine: GE CF700*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017036699I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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