19970528018009I

Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120RT · Gulfport, MS · May 28, 1997

Date
May 28, 1997 · 12:15 local
Place
Gulfport, MS
Airport
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASOA
Aircraft
N223AS
Reported as
EMB EMB120RT
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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: on may 28, 1997 at approximately 12:15 am (05:15 UTC) atlantic southeast airlines flight number ase 7548 landed on runway 14 at the Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (gpt), Gulfport, Mississippi. The aircraft, an Emb-120, registration number N223AS, was operated under FAR 121 as a scheduled passenger carrying flight. During the approach to runway 14 there were men and equipment working on that runway. Workmen observed an aircraft on approach for the runway and gathered their equipment and exited the runway to the adjoining grass area prior to the aircraft landing. During the approach and landing the runway lights for runway 14/32 were not lighted. There were NOTAMS for the time periods 0400 UTC to 1030 UTC, effective until 5/31/97 concerning runway 14/32 being closed, ILS 14/32 out of service, bayou NDB 134 unusable, gpt VOR 128/320 unuseable and the 14/32 approach lighting system out of service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 28, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 AM (05:15 UTC) ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER ASE 7548 LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE GULFPORT-BILOXI REGIONAL AIRPORT (GPT), GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. THE AIRCRAFT, AN EMB-120, REGISTRATION NUMBER N223AS, WAS OPERATED UNDER FAR 121 AS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT. DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 THERE WERE MEN AND EQUIPMENT WORKING ON THAT RUNWAY. WORKMEN OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH FOR THE RUNWAY AND GATHERED THEIR EQUIPMENT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE ADJOINING GRASS AREA PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING. DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING THE RUNWAY LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY 14/32 WERE NOT LIGHTED. THERE WERE NOTAMS FOR THE TIME PERIODS 0400 UTC TO 1030 UTC, EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5/31/97 CONCERNING RUNWAY 14/32 BEING CLOSED, ILS 14/32 OUT OF SERVICE, BAYOU NDB 134 UNUSABLE, GPT VOR 128/320 UNUSEABLE AND THE 14/32 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM OUT OF SERVICE.