# Accident 20060414006179A: Amd FALCON2000, Springfield, IL, April 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6306° N, 86.6302° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6306&lon=-86.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N722JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 2000 (registry code 2730170, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414006179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT PLAN SPRINGFIELD, IL TO DAYTON, OH. ONCE INSIDE THE INDIANA STATE LINE, INDIANAPOLIS, LOW ALTITUDE ATC VECTORED AIRCRAFT 15 DEGREES RIGHT TO CLEAR WEATHER AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND FROM 27000 TO 24000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG BUT CONTINUED THEIR DESCENT. THE CREW CHECKED ALL INSTRUMENTATION AND FLIGHT CONTROLS AND OBSERVED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD, IL. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE WRAP AROUND COWLING FOR THE LEFT ENGINE HAD SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PRIMARY ENGINE FUEL LINE, AND UPPER COWLING ATTACH POINTS. MINOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE LEFT ENGINE.

## 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 CHI06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA112), Apr 14, 2006: Dassault Falcon 2000 (N722JB), Stilesville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left engine cowling during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

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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