# Incident 19970721036289I: Piper PA28181, Cleveland, OH, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 11:07 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 426 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721036289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BKL TO BDR. UPON DEPARTING BKL SHE REQUESTED A DEPARTURE CLEARANCE FROM BKL TOWER TO AVID ENTERING CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE. THE CONTROLLER AT BKL ASSURED HER THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL SINCE SHE WAS NORTHEAST BOUND ALONG THE SHORELINE. AS SHE CONTINUED HER CLIMB NORTHEAST. AS SHE CONTINUED HER CLIMB NORTHEAST BOUND SHE NOTICED THAT AS SHE WAS GOING THROUGH 4,000 FEET THAT SHE INDEED HAD ENTERED CLE-CLASS B AIRSPACE. SHE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CLE-APPROACH AND ADVISED THEM OF HER POSITION. PILOT WAS COUNSELED NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N80731 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010903023759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903023759I), Sep 3, 2001: Piper PA28181 (N80731), Marthas Vineyar, MA. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing in a congested area. The pilot saw a man and woman with bicycles at the edge of the taxiway in the grass. The man was bent over…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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