# Accident 19970813045719A: Amd FALCON, Lexington, KY, August 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1997, 22:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKAA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- Reported engine: GE CF7002D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813045719A

## Narrative

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

(.4) APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, AND WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH AT NIGHT TO RUNWAY 04, THE PILOT MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR. THE APPROACH WAS CONTINUED VISUALLY.  OVER THE APPROACH LIGHTS THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN.  THE COPILOT OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON BOTH THE VASI AND THE AIRPLANE'S HSI.  THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON A GRASS BANK, ABOUT 13 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 4.  WEATHER 9 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED WINDS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, WITH A VISIBILITY OF 8 MILES, LIGHT RAIN AND MIST.  WEATHER 4 MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT INCLUDED WINDS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, WITH A VISIBILITY OF 2 1/2 MILES AND HEAVY RAIN.  THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY WAS ABOUT 34 FEET LOWER THAN THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 4,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.  THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL STATED EITHER UPSLOPING RUNWAYS, OR RAIN ON THE WINDSCREENS, COULD CREATE ILLUSIONS THAT AN AIRCRAFT WAS HIGHER THAN ACTUAL ALTITUDE.                 (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #NYC97LA165

## 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 NYC97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA165), Aug 14, 1997: Dassault DA-20 (N227R), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway after transition from an instrument approach to a visual approach. Factors related to the accident were the rain, and uphill runway conditions…

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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