# Incident 20221122013389I: Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000, Palm Beach, FL, November 22, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2022, 21:10 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 6RNA
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 2000 (registry code 2730170, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign CFE-738 series (registry code 02500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-cfe-738-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,822 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221122013389I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON THE CLMNT2 ARRIVAL INTO KPBI FROM KTEB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(RNI81)

EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED SEVERE TURBULENCE. DURING THE INITIAL

DECENT FOR THE ARRIVAL THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL240 AT OR AROUND POINT 'BISKS' IS WHERE THE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO THE RIGHT (WEST) OF COURSE. BOTH PIC AND SIC HAD WEATHER RADAR WITH NO INDICATIONS, BUT REPORTED THE TURBULENCE TO ATC AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE DEVIATION AND REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID FURTHER TURBULENCE. AFTER CONFIRMING AIRCRAFT CONTROL THE CREW ASSESSED THE CONDITION OF THE PASSENGERS AND AIRCRAFT. AT THIS POINT THE CREW REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGERS WERE NOT SECURED IN THEIR SEATS WITH SEATBELTS FASTENED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HEAD IMPACTED SOMEWHERE IN THE PLANE AND REQUESTED MEDICAL EVALUATION BE WAITING AT THE FBO. THE

CREW PROCEEDED TO PBI ON THE ARRIVAL. ATC ATTEMPTED TO GIVE THE VISIONAL TO 10L BUT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION AND A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ON THE WEST OF THE FIELD AND OVER THE INBOUND COURSE, THE ILS 10L WAS REQUESTED AND CLEARED. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES THE PASSENGERS TOLD THE CREW THE 6 MONTH OLD PASSENGER WAS ALSO IN NEED OF MEDICAL EVALUATION. AFTER PARAMEDICS ASSESSED AND ADVISED THE PASSENGERS OF FUTHER CARE/TREATMENT THE CREW SAW THERE WAS DEBRIS STROWN ABOUT THE CABIN, OVER HEAD PANELS ON THE FLOOR, GLASSES AND LIGHT BULBS BROKEN.

THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FRD) WAS DOWNLOADED A=ND SENT TO THE AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER FOR EVAILUATION.   AFTER EVALUATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE FDR SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED WITHIN THE LIMITS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECTED TO A TURBULENT AIR INSPECTION AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS.

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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