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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Bullhead City, AZ · March 10, 1996

Date: March 10, 1996 · 10:47 local
Place: Bullhead City, AZ
Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8307D
Reported as: Beech J35
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 718 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8307DRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Beech J35S/N D-5403 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 10, 1996, at approximately 1047 MST, Beech J35, N8307D, piloted by mark j. dessy, was about to touch down on runway 34 at Laughlin-Bullhead international airport (ifp), Bullhead City, Arizona, and caused an america west express Beech 1900D to abort its takeoff. The pilot of N8307D had been on a UNICOM frequency for an airport that is 10 miles south of ifp and was given an advisory by someone that runway 36 was in use. Mr. Dessy had departed torrance, CA on a VFR flight to Bullhead City, AZ. He had an old sectional chart, and was not aware that IFR had a tower. He landed on runway 34 without air traffic control clearance. No aircraft damage or injuries were involved. This does not involve a NMAC report. This involves a pilot deviation reported by air traffic, and it was reported on FAA form 8020-11. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 10, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1047 MST, BEECH J35, N8307D, PILOTED BY MARK J. DESSY, WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 34 AT LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IFP), BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA, AND CAUSED AN AMERICA WEST EXPRESS BEECH 1900D TO ABORT ITS TAKEOFF. THE PILOT OF N8307D HAD BEEN ON A UNICOM FREQUENCY FOR AN AIRPORT THAT IS 10 MILES SOUTH OF IFP AND WAS GIVEN AN ADVISORY BY SOMEONE THAT RUNWAY 36 WAS IN USE. MR. DESSY HAD DEPARTED TORRANCE, CA ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. HE HAD AN OLD SECTIONAL CHART, AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT IFR HAD A TOWER. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 WITHOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A NMAC REPORT. THIS INVOLVES A PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY AIR TRAFFIC, AND IT WAS REPORTED ON FAA FORM 8020-11. INCIDENT CLOSED.