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Incident

FAA incident report · Piagio FWP 149D · Gastonia, NC · July 22, 1994

Date: July 22, 1994 · 10:00 local
Place: Gastonia, NC
Airport: Gastonia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N149DD
Reported as: Piagio FWP149D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,085 total100 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N149DDRegistered now · Focke-Wulf FWP 149DS/N 106 · Built 1959 Airframe modelFocke-Wulf FWP 149D Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: pilot departed Gastonia Municipal Airport (OA6) on an IFR flight plan and in IFR conditions; had problems holding headings and altitudes and following instructions issued by charlotte departure control. Had to be given an assist by ATC to return to Gastonia airport. Pilot has no instrument rating; bfr out of currency; aircraft's static system check pass due; and no registration or fcc radio license in aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED GASTONIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OA6) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND IN IFR CONDITIONS; HAD PROBLEMS HOLDING HEADINGS AND ALTITUDES AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE CONTROL. HAD TO BE GIVEN AN ASSIST BY ATC TO RETURN TO GASTONIA AIRPORT. PILOT HAS NO INSTRUMENT RATING; BFR OUT OF CURRENCY; AIRCRAFT'S STATIC SYSTEM CHECK PASS DUE; AND NO REGISTRATION OR FCC RADIO LICENSE IN AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N149DD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970702043539ICleveland, OHNarrative: identity of pilot could not be established. No proof of actual altitude in vicinity of bkl. Stale complaint. Closed with no action.Jul 2, 1997