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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182F · Youngstown, OH · April 2, 1998

Date: April 2, 1998 · 16:11 local
Place: Youngstown, OH
Airport: Youngstown Municipal
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3509U
Reported as: Cessna 182F
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total280 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3509URegistered now · Cessna 182FS/N 18254909 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 182F Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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: pilot departed home base, akr, in N3509U, IFR to K29D. Level @ 7000' yng ATC advised pilot to advise when he would like to start down. Pilot thought this was a clearance to descend at his discretion. Pilot descended from 7000' ATC called him when he was @ 6700 feet. Also, ATC assigned N3509U a heading for destination. Pilot used onboard GP5 information to navigate instead of ATC assigned heading. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED HOME BASE, AKR, IN N3509U, IFR TO K29D. LEVEL @ 7000' YNG ATC ADVISED PILOT TO ADVISE WHEN HE WOULD LIKE TO START DOWN. PILOT THOUGHT THIS WAS A CLEARANCE TO DESCEND AT HIS DISCRETION. PILOT DESCENDED FROM 7000' ATC CALLED HIM WHEN HE WAS @ 6700 FEET. ALSO, ATC ASSIGNED N3509U A HEADING FOR DESTINATION. PILOT USED ONBOARD GP5 INFORMATION TO NAVIGATE INSTEAD OF ATC ASSIGNED HEADING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^