# Incident 19980505043609I: Piper PA31T, Richmond, VA, May 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1998, 13:18 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,815 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980505043609I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON MAY 5, 1998 AT 1318 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER 31T, N910HM, WAS CLEARD FROM FL210 TO FL200. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND DESCENDED BELOW FL200.  THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING BACK TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE WHEN QUESTIONED BY ATC.  THIS WAS FORWARDED BY DCA ARTCC AS A TURBULENCE INCIDENT MUNBER ADC-ARTCC-013.  THE PILOT WILL BE ISSUED A WARNING NOTICE.

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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