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FAA incident report · AMD FALCON20C5 · Ithaca, NY · October 4, 2005

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Date
October 4, 2005 · 05:50 local
Place
Ithaca, NY
Airport
Tompkins County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BJYA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201BR
Reported as
AMD FALCON20C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N201BRRegistered now · Dassault-Breguet MYSTERE FALCON 20-C5S/N 166 · Built 1968Airframe modelDassault-Breguet MYSTERE FALCON 20-C5Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On Tuesday October 4, 2005, 0550 EDT, a dassault-breguet mystere falcon 20-C5, s/n 166, operated by taughannock aviation corporation experienced fumes in the cabin/cockpit, while the aircraft was taxiing to runway 14 at the Tompkins County Airport (kith), in Ithaca, new york. The local arrf responded while the aircraft taxied back to the ramp. The airport fire rescue crew opened the rear aircraft service bay and dissipated the halon extinguishing agent. Maintenance inspected the aircraft, and found the supplemental type certificate number sa 1215SO, to replace existing nickel cadmium batteries with gill BB638/T series lead-acid batteries was installed, and found the left side battery melted due to the fact that its location was too close to the aircraft APU exhaust duct. The aircraft is presently undergoing inspection to determine the extent of the damage. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged, but there were no injuries. The flight originated at the Tompkins County Airport (kith) NY on October 4, 2005, at approximately 0545 EDT. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2005, 0550 EDT, A DASSAULT-BREGUET MYSTERE FALCON 20-C5, S/N 166, OPERATED BY TAUGHANNOCK AVIATION CORPORATION EXPERIENCED FUMES IN THE CABIN/COCKPIT, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 14 AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT (KITH), IN ITHACA, NEW YORK. THE LOCAL ARRF RESPONDED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. THE AIRPORT FIRE RESCUE CREW OPENED THE REAR AIRCRAFT SERVICE BAY AND DISSIPATED THE HALON EXTINGUISHING AGENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE NUMBER SA 1215SO, TO REPLACE EXISTING NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES WITH GILL BB638/T SERIES LEAD-ACID BATTERIES WAS INSTALLED, AND FOUND THE LEFT SIDE BATTERY MELTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS LOCATION WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT APU EXHAUST DUCT. THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT (KITH) NY ON OCTOBER 4, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0545 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.