# Incident 19940722032929I: Piagio FWP149D, Gastonia, NC, July 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D (registry code 3540106, https://openairdocs.org/model/focke-wulf-fwp-149d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO FWP149D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940722032929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 19970702043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702043539I), Jul 2, 1997: Piagio FWP149D (N149DD), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: identity of pilot could not be established. No proof of actual altitude in vicinity of bkl. Stale complaint. Closed with no action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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