45.5887° N, 122.5969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 1986 · 08:19 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N1843U
Reported as
Doug DC10/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.
During an auto pilot coupled approach, pilot allowed aircraft to come within 800 MSL 11 miles from runway.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN AUTO PILOT COUPLED APPROACH, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO COME WITHIN 800 MSL 11 MILES FROM RUNWAY.