Incident Dassault Falcon 20F N116GB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121022
 
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Date:Wednesday 9 March 2011
Time:10:52 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Falcon 20F
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N116GB
MSN: 281
Year of manufacture:1973
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Lexington, Kentucky -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:KSVH
Destination airport:KLEX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Falcon 20F with Greg Bifle NASCAR driver - unclear the speed of the aircraft which was landing - the starboard main collapsed - owner commented that the pilots had down an excellent job of keeping the aircraft on the runway. Damage I'm sure is more than minor, but not quite substantial.
No injuries to those on board.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20110314204942/http://www.lex18.com:80/news/nascar-driver-biffle-unhurt-after-private-plane-s-landing-gear-collapses-at-blue-grass-airport/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N116GB

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6728963&nseq=0 (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Mar-2011 02:30 bizjets101 Added
10-Mar-2011 03:06 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source]

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