# Incident 20240524020929I: Dassault FALCON 900 EX, Naples, FL, May 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G13A
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 900 EX (registry code 2730009, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-900-ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT FALCON 900 EX
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TFE731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,855 total, 593 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240524020929I

## Narrative

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

APF TOWER REPORTED ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A BLOWEN TIRE AND BROKEN STEERING LINKAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STEERING LINK PIN WAS NOT FULLY INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RWY 23 AND STARTED ITS TAKE OFF ROLL, AT ABOUT 50 KNOTS AIRCRAFT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SHIMMY. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP. PHOTOS OF THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SYSTEM SHOW SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE STEERING SYSTEM.

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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