# Incident 20000307022989I: Amd FALCON, Louisville, KY, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617GA-2007-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON (registry code 2720302, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,114 total, 1,331 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307022989I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT DISCREPANCY REPORT ON GXPA FLIGHT LOG #458: "ELEVATOR TRAVEL ON YOKE FROM NEUTRAL TO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE STOPS IS 1/2 THE DISTANCE OT OTHER FALCONS IN THE FLEET.  IT IS TWICE THE DISTANCE FORM NEUTRAL TO FULL FOWARD AGAINST STOPS.  YOU OCCASIONALLY RUN OUT OF ELEVATOR ON LANDINGS WITH VREF +20KTS."  CORRECTIVE ACTION: RIGGER ELEVATOR & CONTROLS TO ACHIEVE FULL TRAVEL.  PILOT DISCREPANCY REPORT ON GXPA FLIGHT LOG#459: "CHECK ELEVATOR TRIM.  RAN OUT OF TRIM IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND DURING LANDING VREF +19KTS."  CORRECTIVE ACTION:  "REMOVE AND REPLACE BELLCRANK ASSY, P/N 20273-19-15, ADJUSTED ARTIFICIAL FEEL UNIT, CHECK GOOD."

## Other reports on N617GA (2)

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

- [Accident 20010828026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010828026469A), Aug 28, 2001: Amd FALCON (N617GA), Detroit, MI, No damage. (-23) Aircraft took off from Detroit City on runway 23 at about 500 feet and into the turn @ 2204Z, pilot reported main cargo door had come open. Pilot turned…
- [Accident 19980512008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008969A), May 12, 1998: Amd FALCON (N617GA), Monroe, MI, Substantial damage. Narrative: at vr pilot attempted to rotate and found the elevator locked. Pilot ran off end of runway. (.4)the pilot-in-command reported that the flight…

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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