# Incident 19970225009289I: Amd FALCONE, Fort Wayne, IN, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 16:10 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HAEA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER E (registry code 2720305, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon-ser-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCONE
- Reported engine: GE CF7002D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225009289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMERISTAR 495 ENROUTE FROM ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS TO BALTIMORE, MD DIVERTED TO FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (FWA), BECAUSE THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN FLAME OUT. ALL ENGINES WERE READING NORMAL PRIOR TO FLAME OUT. CREW DIVERTED TO FWA AND LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THE HORIZOANTAL DRIVE SHAFT HAD FAILED. M OR D MAY FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N285TW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031223033929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031223033929I), Dec 23, 2003: Amd FALCONE (N285TW), Muncie, IN. (-23) On December 23, 2003, flight AIJ100, an Amd-20-E aircraft, enroute from Oklahoma city, Oklahoma to Muncie, Indiana declared an emergency due to…
- [Incident 20030227008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030227008419I), Feb 27, 2003: Amd FALCONE (N285TW), Lewisburg, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On landing, aircraft slid off the end of runway 20 approximately 150 feet. Runway was wet. Weather was 300 feet overcast with a mile and a half…
- [Incident 20000407033389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407033389I), Apr 7, 2000: Amd FALCONE (N285TW), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot observed a light in the cockpit which indicated pressure was being applied to one of the wheel brakes while in the flight,preparing to land. Pilot…

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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