# Incident 20260303008069I: Dassault MYSTERE FALCON 50EX, Taylorville, IL, March 3, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2026, 14:31 local time
- Place: Taylorville, IL
- Airport: Taylorville Municiple Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TRKA
- Location: 39.5634° N, 89.3180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5634&lon=-89.3180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault MYSTERE FALCON 50EX (registry code 2730006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-mystere-falcon-50ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE-731-SER series (registry code 33902, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe-731-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT MYSTERE FALCON 50EX
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE-731-SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303008069I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN RNAV (LNAV) APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BELOW THE AUTHORIZED MINIMUM DECENT ALTITUDE (MDA) WITHOUT VISUAL REFERENCES FOR THE INTENDED RUNWAY DISTINCTLY VISIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE TO THE PILOT AND WITHOUT BEING CONTINUOUSLY IN A POSITION FROM WHICH A DESCENT TO A LANDING ON THE INTENDED RUNWAY COULD BE MADE AT A NORMAL RATE OF DESCENT USING NORMAL MANEUVERS AT A DESCENT RATE THAT WOULD ALLOW TOUCHDOWN TO OCCUR WITHIN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF THE RUNWAY OF INTENDED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE AFTER CONTACTING A TELEPHONE POLE AND POWERLINES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TELEPHONE POLE WIRES AND WOODEN DEBRIS WERE FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. BOTH LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT WING LEADING-EDGE SLAT, RIGHT WING FLAP, AND RIGHT-SIDE ENGINE NACELLE RECEIVED DAMAGE.

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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