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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120 · Cleveland, OH · November 4, 1997

Date: November 4, 1997 · 20:50 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: EMB EMB120
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total1,130 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Bta 3205 landed without verbal clearance. Approach control failed to switch him to tower frequency. Bta 3205 following heavy L-1011 and encountered wake turbulence on final. Tower gave him green light. Crew did not see light signal. Continental express airlines took the following action: a. counseling by chief pilots office. B. required to attend ground school. C. given an enroute line check. No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BTA 3205 LANDED WITHOUT VERBAL CLEARANCE. APPROACH CONTROL FAILED TO SWITCH HIM TO TOWER FREQUENCY. BTA 3205 FOLLOWING HEAVY L-1011 AND ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE ON FINAL. TOWER GAVE HIM GREEN LIGHT. CREW DID NOT SEE LIGHT SIGNAL. CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AIRLINES TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION: A. COUNSELING BY CHIEF PILOTS OFFICE. B. REQUIRED TO ATTEND GROUND SCHOOL. C. GIVEN AN ENROUTE LINE CHECK. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.