# Incident 20001130043999I: Cndair CL6002B19, Greensboro, NC, November 30, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964CA-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130043999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PUSH BACK PIC ABORTED INITIAL START ON THE #2 ENGINE. ATTEMPTED RESTART OF THE #2 ENGINE WHEN GROUND CREW NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. GROUND CREW SIGNALED TO PIC TO SHUT DOWN, FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY NORMAL PROCEDURES. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED (PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE AVIATION) THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND AREA FOR DISCREPANCY, NONE FOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT 2220 LOCAL TIME WITH PASSENGERS. PASSENGER INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

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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