40.8501° N, 74.0608° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
VP-BSQ
Reported as
Gulfstream GA-IV-X
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
20,216 total1,472 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gulfstream 450 departed geneva airport (gva), switzerland. On the approach to Teterboro Airport (kteb), after selecting windshield heat on, the pilot's (left) windshield heat terminal block caught fire. The crew exstinguished the fire and landed with no further problems. The crew did declare emergency and set transponder to 7700. Crew did go on oxygen.
As the FAA filed it
GULFSTREAM 450 DEPARTED GENEVA AIRPORT (GVA), SWITZERLAND. ON THE APPROACH TO TETERBORO AIRPORT (KTEB), AFTER SELECTING WINDSHIELD HEAT ON, THE PILOT'S (LEFT) WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK CAUGHT FIRE. THE CREW EXSTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CREW DID DECLARE EMERGENCY AND SET TRANSPONDER TO 7700. CREW DID GO ON OXYGEN.