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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Grand Rapids, MI · July 16, 2026

Date
July 16, 2026 · 16:35 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Gerald R Ford International Ai
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UJ8A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N352BH
Reported as
Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

The aircraft arrived at Grand Rapids Gerald r. Ford international airport and taxied to signature aviation grr. The pilots followed the shutdown checklist and the pilot in command stayed on board while the second-in-command exited to meet at customs and proceed to the fixed based operations. A customs officer entering the aircraft informed the pilot-in-command that the left-hand engine has visible signs of fire coming from the tail cone. The PIC ordered an evacuation and shut down the aircrafts APU and batteries and exited to inspect the tail cone. The SIC, unaware of the fire, entered the aircraft and the PIC informed him to "blow the fire bottle for the left engine." The fire extinguished and airport operations was contacted and dispatched the fire department. The fire department proceeded to open the cowlings to confirm no fire was present and extiguished. The fire was confirmed out.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT GRAND RAPIDS GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TAXIED TO SIGNATURE AVIATION GRR. THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND STAYED ON BOARD WHILE THE SECOND-IN-COMMAND EXITED TO MEET AT CUSTOMS AND PROCEED TO THE FIXED BASED OPERATIONS. A CUSTOMS OFFICER ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT INFORMED THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND THAT THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE HAS VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE COMING FROM THE TAIL CONE. THE PIC ORDERED AN EVACUATION AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFTS APU AND BATTERIES AND EXITED TO INSPECT THE TAIL CONE. THE SIC, UNAWARE OF THE FIRE, ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PIC INFORMED HIM TO "BLOW THE FIRE BOTTLE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE." THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS WAS CONTACTED AND DISPATCHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE COWLINGS TO CONFIRM NO FIRE WAS PRESENT AND EXTIGUISHED. THE FIRE WAS CONFIRMED OUT.