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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr DRAGONFLY · Schenectady, NY · October 11, 1996

Date
October 11, 1996 · 19:00 local
Place
Schenectady, NY
Airport
Schenectady County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BQVS
Aircraft
N83RV
Reported as
Amtr Dragonfly
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total

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: an instructional flight with student and instructor on board had reported west of airport for landing. Tower told flight to report left downwind for runway 28. Flight entered right traffic for runway 28. After being cleared to land and rolling out on runway, tower instructed aircraft to continue to end of runway and exit at taxiway alpha. Aircraft instead exited about midfield at taxiway bravo. No conflicts with other aircraft, no other aircraft in pattern. Spoke with Mr. Nichols, the flight instructor. He stated that the student had handled communications and he did not recall student operating contrary to ATC instructions. However, he acknowledged that he may not have heard all calls. Recommended to instructor that he contact controller to resolve issue. This was done. I contacted tower supervisor, he was satisfied that issue is resolved. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD HAD REPORTED WEST OF AIRPORT FOR LANDING. TOWER TOLD FLIGHT TO REPORT LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28. FLIGHT ENTERED RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 28. AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND AND ROLLING OUT ON RUNWAY, TOWER INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE TO END OF RUNWAY AND EXIT AT TAXIWAY ALPHA. AIRCRAFT INSTEAD EXITED ABOUT MIDFIELD AT TAXIWAY BRAVO. NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT, NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN PATTERN. SPOKE WITH MR. NICHOLS, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE STATED THAT THE STUDENT HAD HANDLED COMMUNICATIONS AND HE DID NOT RECALL STUDENT OPERATING CONTRARY TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ALL CALLS. RECOMMENDED TO INSTRUCTOR THAT HE CONTACT CONTROLLER TO RESOLVE ISSUE. THIS WAS DONE. I CONTACTED TOWER SUPERVISOR, HE WAS SATISFIED THAT ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.