# Incident 19991209036199I: Amd FALCON20, Little Rock, AR, December 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1999, 16:09 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CXOA
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216CA-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 (registry code 2730103, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON20
- Reported engine: GE CF700*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,290 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991209036199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 1999, AIRCRAFT N216CA, A FALCON 20, OPERATED BY CHERRY AIR, DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT STRICKING SOME TREES.  AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  INSPECTION FOUND BOTH LEADING EDGES WERE DAMAGED, RIGHT ENGINE WAS F.O.D. AND DAMAGE TO SOME ANTENNAS ON BELLEY OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N216CA (3)

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

- [Incident 20040122002339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122002339I), Jan 22, 2004: Amd FALCON20 (N216CA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) First officer mckinley landed the aircraft on runway 30L at msp. While clearing the runway, the crew announced to ATC that they may have blown a tire.…
- [Incident 19990504041469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504041469I), May 4, 1999: Amd FALCON20 (N216CA), Sparta, TN. (-23) Overshot the runway, and ran off the end, went about 140 feet, no damage.
- [Incident 19990111015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990111015499I), Jan 11, 1999: Amd FALCON20 (N216CA), Cleveland, OH. (-5) The pilot stated that the ground was snow covered and that he could not see the hold short lines.

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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