19890527027479I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Lake Butler, FL · May 27, 1989

Date
May 27, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place
Lake Butler, FL
Airport
Department Of Correction Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N93865
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
33 total33 in this make and model33 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.

Had an ATC clearance to land. Pilot became confused and made a precautionary landing at the wrong airport.

As the FAA filed it

HAD AN ATC CLEARANCE TO LAND. PILOT BECAME CONFUSED AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT.