# Incident 20200531011659I: Dassault Aviation FALCON 900EX, San Antonio, TX, May 31, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606SG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 900EX
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-60-1C
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531011659I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2020 AROUND 12:00 NOON THE PILOTS OF N6060SG ON A FLIGHT FROM KLIT TO KSAT DURING FINAL DESCENT NOTICED INCREASING ITT, VIBRATION, AND THE CASS WARNING SYSTEM INDICATING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION.  THE PILOTS PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND LANDED AT KSAT (SAN ANTONIO) WITHOUT FURTHER INSTANCE.  NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.  POST FLIGHT BY THE AIRMAN REVEAL ENGINE DAMAGE WITHOUT INDICATION OF BIRD STRIKE.   NON-CERTIFICATED OPERATOR CHIEF PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES AND HAS COORDINATED WITH DASSAULT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  INVESTIGATING ASI INSTRUCTED TO CHIEF PILOT, IF PRODUCT DEFICIENCY IS DETERMINED, TO COMPLETE SDR.  CHIEF PILOT AGREED TO KEEP POI INFORMED OF THE OTHER ANALYSIS RESULTS.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: METAL FATIGUE IN THE SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR.

SEE RELATED PTRS: SW11202001797

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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