What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 1, 1997, at 1220 hours local, a Cessna model 172-L, registration number N7631G, registered to reigle aviation palmyra, PA, deviated from its instrument flight plan while on an instruction flight. Instrument flight conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft received no damage and the certificated pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at reigle airport (58N) and was enroute to lancaster airport (lns) to do a practice IFR approach. The pilot became disoriented and the aircraft went into a spin. At this point, the tower operators at Harrisburg international airport (MDT) attempted to get the aircraft onto the ground at deck airport (N76), capital city airport (cxy), and Harrisburg international airport (MDT). After a missed approach to ILS 13 at MDT, the pilot was given the ILS 31 approach at MDT, due to the pilot only having the approach plate for that runway. After having difficulty with the ILS 31 approach, the aircraft finally broke out of the clouds and a visual of runway 31 at MDT was made. The aircraft made a landing without further incident. During this entire incident, the pilot had trouble maintaining altitude and headi ng. He was unable to make any of the approaches successfully. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 1, 1997, AT 1220 HOURS LOCAL, A CESSNA MODEL 172-L, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7631G, REGISTERED TO REIGLE AVIATION PALMYRA, PA, DEVIATED FROM ITS INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT REIGLE AIRPORT (58N) AND WAS ENROUTE TO LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNS) TO DO A PRACTICE IFR APPROACH. THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN. AT THIS POINT, THE TOWER OPERATORS AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND AT DECK AIRPORT (N76), CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (CXY), AND HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT). AFTER A MISSED APPROACH TO ILS 13 AT MDT, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE ILS 31 APPROACH AT MDT, DUE TO THE PILOT ONLY HAVING THE APPROACH PLATE FOR THAT RUNWAY. AFTER HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE ILS 31 APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND A VISUAL OF RUNWAY 31 AT MDT WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING ALTITUDE AND HEADI NG. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY OF THE APPROACHES SUCCESSFULLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N7631G · 3
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