19960131006299I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Brevard, NC · January 31, 1996

Date
January 31, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place
Brevard, NC
Airport
Brevard Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N176ER
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total70 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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: witnesses reported seeing a blue and white CE-172 making a very low pass over Brevard college, Brevard, NC, at approximately 1:00 pm on January 31, 1996. One witness recognized the aircraft as one available for rent from aerolina, inc. of hendersonville, NC. Two witnesses observed the aircraft operating at approximately 400-500 feet above the ground directly over the college campus. Investigation indicated that the aircraft was rented from aerolina, inc. by christopher r. peterson who admitted he had been acting as pilot-in-command at the time of the incident. Mr. Peterson had a passenger on board during the flight. Mr. Peterson has been counseled privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING A BLUE AND WHITE CE-172 MAKING A VERY LOW PASS OVER BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, NC, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM ON JANUARY 31, 1996. ONE WITNESS RECOGNIZED THE AIRCRAFT AS ONE AVAILABLE FOR RENT FROM AEROLINA, INC. OF HENDERSONVILLE, NC. TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 400-500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DIRECTLY OVER THE COLLEGE CAMPUS. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED FROM AEROLINA, INC. BY CHRISTOPHER R. PETERSON WHO ADMITTED HE HAD BEEN ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MR. PETERSON HAD A PASSENGER ON BOARD DURING THE FLIGHT. MR. PETERSON HAS BEEN COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N176ER · 1

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