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FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Bullhead City, AZ · July 5, 1994

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Date
July 5, 1994 · 09:00 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Bullhead Laughlin
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1312Z
Reported as
Beech M35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total3,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: the flight originated at cottonwood, AZ (P52) and terminated at Bullhead City, AZ (ifp). The aircraft landed without a clearance from the operating control tower, which had been in operation since March 1, 1994. The aircraft conflicted with a Cessna 303, which was departing on the opposite runway. The pilot relied for his operating information on the flight guide which is sold on a subscription basis by airguide publications, of long beach, CA. This publication is not approved for use in navigation. The information in the cockpit indicated that Bullhead City airport was still uncontrolled, although the control tower had actually opened on March 1. A revision had been issued by flight guide which would have indicated the control tower was in operation, but the revision was not mailed by airguide until June 27. This was too late to be received by the pilot before his flight. The airguide publication contains a disclaimer which warns pilots that the information in the publication may not be current and to consult the appropriate VFR chart for current information. In this case, the pilot did not consult current data before departure. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT COTTONWOOD, AZ (P52) AND TERMINATED AT BULLHEAD CITY, AZ (IFP). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM THE OPERATING CONTROL TOWER, WHICH HAD BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE MARCH 1, 1994. THE AIRCRAFT CONFLICTED WITH A CESSNA 303, WHICH WAS DEPARTING ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RELIED FOR HIS OPERATING INFORMATION ON THE FLIGHT GUIDE WHICH IS SOLD ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS BY AIRGUIDE PUBLICATIONS, OF LONG BEACH, CA. THIS PUBLICATION IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN NAVIGATION. THE INFORMATION IN THE COCKPIT INDICATED THAT BULLHEAD CITY AIRPORT WAS STILL UNCONTROLLED, ALTHOUGH THE CONTROL TOWER HAD ACTUALLY OPENED ON MARCH 1. A REVISION HAD BEEN ISSUED BY FLIGHT GUIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE INDICATED THE CONTROL TOWER WAS IN OPERATION, BUT THE REVISION WAS NOT MAILED BY AIRGUIDE UNTIL JUNE 27. THIS WAS TOO LATE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PILOT BEFORE HIS FLIGHT. THE AIRGUIDE PUBLICATION CONTAINS A DISCLAIMER WHICH WARNS PILOTS THAT THE INFORMATION IN THE PUBLICATION MAY NOT BE CURRENT AND TO CONSULT THE APPROPRIATE VFR CHART FOR CURRENT INFORMATION. IN THIS CASE, THE PILOT DID NOT CONSULT CURRENT DATA BEFORE DEPARTURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^