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FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Waterloo, IA · May 2, 1997

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Date
May 2, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Airport
Waterloo Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32PT
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,113 total46 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N32PTRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2005 · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0117 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 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: at approximately 1100 CDT on may 2, 1997, N32PT, a CE-340 departed IFR from runway 12 at Waterloo, Iowa (alo) to Kansas city, MO (mkcs). Approximately ten miles south of Waterloo, the pilot reported his instruments were unstable. He stated in a radio transmission "the needles were spinning". He was unable to maintain assigned altitude or heading. Weather at Waterloo was marginal VFR. The aircraft was given radar vectors to VFR conditions in the Iowa falls, Iowa area. He could not maintain control of the aircraft (heading or altitude). The controller got the pilot to turn on the autopilot in an effort to regain control. The pilot did that and was able to get the aircraft back to Waterloo with ATC assistance. Upon examination of Mr. Hogan's pilot logbook, it appears he did not have the currency requirements to carry passengers in accordance with the far's. also, during an examination of the aircraft and engine logbooks, it was discovered that at least one airworthiness directive has been overflown. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed with this report. Incident report number: ICE01970020

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CDT ON MAY 2, 1997, N32PT, A CE-340 DEPARTED IFR FROM RUNWAY 12 AT WATERLOO, IOWA (ALO) TO KANSAS CITY, MO (MKCS). APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES SOUTH OF WATERLOO, THE PILOT REPORTED HIS INSTRUMENTS WERE UNSTABLE. HE STATED IN A RADIO TRANSMISSION "THE NEEDLES WERE SPINNING". HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OR HEADING. WEATHER AT WATERLOO WAS MARGINAL VFR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO VFR CONDITIONS IN THE IOWA FALLS, IOWA AREA. HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT (HEADING OR ALTITUDE). THE CONTROLLER GOT THE PILOT TO TURN ON THE AUTOPILOT IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE PILOT DID THAT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO WATERLOO WITH ATC ASSISTANCE. UPON EXAMINATION OF MR. HOGAN'S PILOT LOGBOOK, IT APPEARS HE DID NOT HAVE THE CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS TO CARRY PASSENGERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAR'S. ALSO, DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT LEAST ONE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN OVERFLOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER: ICE01970020