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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Barstow, CA · August 30, 1998

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Date
August 30, 1998 · 20:35 local
Place
Barstow, CA
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,200 total450 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On August 30, 1998 at 8:35 pm (04:35 UTC) the crew of cactus 481 was attempting to circumvent thunderstorm in their flight path. A request by the crew to deviate north of hector VOR was denied due to conflicting traffic preventing a high altitude for cactus 481. According to the ATC tape, the crew complied with an ATC instruction for a five (5) degree change of course to avoid restricted area R-2501N. When instructed to make and additional correction to the left the crew advised ATC that they could not comply due to heavy cloud buildups in the intended flight path. The crew was instructed to start a right turn to 290 degrees. The crew slowed to 250 knots indicated and initiated a 30 degree bank turn, but the radius of the turn and the attempt to avoid the thunderstorms resulted in inadvertently entering the edge of R-2501N. There was no loss of separation or conflict with other known traffic. No operations were detected in the restricted area at the time of the incident. No pilot deviation was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 1998 AT 8:35 PM (04:35 UTC) THE CREW OF CACTUS 481 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT THUNDERSTORM IN THEIR FLIGHT PATH. A REQUEST BY THE CREW TO DEVIATE NORTH OF HECTOR VOR WAS DENIED DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC PREVENTING A HIGH ALTITUDE FOR CACTUS 481. ACCORDING TO THE ATC TAPE, THE CREW COMPLIED WITH AN ATC INSTRUCTION FOR A FIVE (5) DEGREE CHANGE OF COURSE TO AVOID RESTRICTED AREA R-2501N. WHEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE AND ADDITIONAL CORRECTION TO THE LEFT THE CREW ADVISED ATC THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPLY DUE TO HEAVY CLOUD BUILDUPS IN THE INTENDED FLIGHT PATH. THE CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO START A RIGHT TURN TO 290 DEGREES. THE CREW SLOWED TO 250 KNOTS INDICATED AND INITIATED A 30 DEGREE BANK TURN, BUT THE RADIUS OF THE TURN AND THE ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE THUNDERSTORMS RESULTED IN INADVERTENTLY ENTERING THE EDGE OF R-2501N. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OR CONFLICT WITH OTHER KNOWN TRAFFIC. NO OPERATIONS WERE DETECTED IN THE RESTRICTED AREA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO PILOT DEVIATION WAS FILED.