# Accident 20070323003709A: Amd FALCON900, Rifle, CO, March 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2007, 22:10 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AWKA
- Location: 39.5261° N, 107.7267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5261&lon=-107.7267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129KJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON900
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,496 total, 348 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070323003709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/23/07 THE FLIGHT CREW DEPARTED SCOTTDALE, AZ TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT AT RIFLE, CO FOR A CHARTER FLIGHT ON 3/24/07. THE CREW MADE A DECISION TO TANKER FUEL INTO RIFLE SO THEY COULD FLY NON-STOP TO D.C. THE PILOT APPROACHED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS FASTER THAN RECOMMENDED, LANDED ON A SLICK RUNWAY AND SLID INTO THE MUD DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE FUEL TANK.

## 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 DEN07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA078), Mar 24, 2007: Dassault Mystere Falcon 900C (N129KJ), Rifle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with excessive airspeed during the approach and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing factors were the…

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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