# Incident 19971014036519I: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Willow Grove, PA, October 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Willow Grove, PA
- Airport: Willow Grove Nas
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1472° N, 75.1169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1472&lon=-75.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55424, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 869 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014036519I

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH AT SEVERAL APTS. FAILED TO DESCEND TO MDA OR DH. GOT PAR AT NAS INCAPABLE IFR FLIGHT.

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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