19881201065139I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 501 · Phoenix, AZ · December 1, 1988

Date
December 1, 1988 · 09:24 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N40FJ
Reported as
Cessna 501
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total400 in this make and model75 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 climb the adf failed and door open light illuminated. Returned and landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB THE ADF FAILED AND DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.