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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Morgantown, WV · June 4, 1988

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Date
June 4, 1988 · 11:30 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Airport
Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N100ST
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N100STRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2014 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405443 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot proceeded inbound from NDB without a clearance. Misunderstood the clearance to descent altitude only.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PROCEEDED INBOUND FROM NDB WITHOUT A CLEARANCE. MISUNDERSTOOD THE CLEARANCE TO DESCENT ALTITUDE ONLY.