36.8956° N, 76.1989° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 5, 1989 · 17:49 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
Norfolk International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N318DM
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Pilot badgering and harassing controller with questions. Has occurred before. Disrupts and distracts controllers.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BADGERING AND HARASSING CONTROLLER WITH QUESTIONS. HAS OCCURRED BEFORE. DISRUPTS AND DISTRACTS CONTROLLERS.