29.6458° N, 95.2772° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 26, 1985 · 17:54 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N26749
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
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.
Operated contrary to ATC instructions during VFR approach. Entered base for wrong runway. Conflict with traffic.
As the FAA filed it
OPERATED CONTRARY TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS DURING VFR APPROACH. ENTERED BASE FOR WRONG RUNWAY. CONFLICT WITH TRAFFIC.