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: on February 18, 1995, a Piper PA28R owned by Syracuse flying club, inc., returned to the Syracuse airport after take-off when the pilot found that the autopilot would not disengage by the normal means (autopilot disengage button). The pilot pulled the autopilot circuit breaker. Maintenance personnel at execair found the disengage button binding in the panel trim plastic. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was not damaged and no person was injured. The flight originated at Syracuse, NY on February 18, 1995 at 1340 EST. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995, A PIPER PA28R OWNED BY SYRACUSE FLYING CLUB, INC., RETURNED TO THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE BY THE NORMAL MEANS (AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE BUTTON). THE PILOT PULLED THE AUTOPILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT EXECAIR FOUND THE DISENGAGE BUTTON BINDING IN THE PANEL TRIM PLASTIC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE, NY ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995 AT 1340 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N6320C · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.