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: at about 0802 on January 31, 1996, N39650 was cleared to land on runway 36C. About 1 minute later, he called tower and asked if he was lined up on 36C. The tower controller stated that he was. About two minutes later, several aircraft lined up on taxiway c called to report a small airplane had flown directly over them at a dangerously low altitude. N39650 then turned and landed on 36C. The pilot timothy j. hacker had mistaken taxiway c for runway 36C. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT ABOUT 0802 ON JANUARY 31, 1996, N39650 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36C. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, HE CALLED TOWER AND ASKED IF HE WAS LINED UP ON 36C. THE TOWER CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE WAS. ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER, SEVERAL AIRCRAFT LINED UP ON TAXIWAY C CALLED TO REPORT A SMALL AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN DIRECTLY OVER THEM AT A DANGEROUSLY LOW ALTITUDE. N39650 THEN TURNED AND LANDED ON 36C. THE PILOT TIMOTHY J. HACKER HAD MISTAKEN TAXIWAY C FOR RUNWAY 36C. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N39650 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.