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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Philidelphia, PA · September 27, 1998

Date
September 27, 1998 · 13:40 local
Place
Philidelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6894B
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
512 total202 in this make and model180 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.

N6894B, was one of two high exposure banner two aircraft over veteran stadium working the local control east frequency (118.5). At approximately 1738 UTC, the pilot reported to his company aircraft on 118.5 that he was going down. The other aircraft declared an emergency to philadelphia tower and tried to relay as much information as possible. The local controller tried to ascertain the point of landing so emergency equipment could by dispatched. The aircraft landed in the acme parking lot. The emergency equipment reported pilot uninjured, the aircraft sustained no damage, cause engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

N6894B, WAS ONE OF TWO HIGH EXPOSURE BANNER TWO AIRCRAFT OVER VETERAN STADIUM WORKING THE LOCAL CONTROL EAST FREQUENCY (118.5). AT APPROXIMATELY 1738 UTC, THE PILOT REPORTED TO HIS COMPANY AIRCRAFT ON 118.5 THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO PHILADELPHIA TOWER AND TRIED TO RELAY AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER TRIED TO ASCERTAIN THE POINT OF LANDING SO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COULD BY DISPATCHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE ACME PARKING LOT. THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REPORTED PILOT UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE, CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.

Other reports on N6894B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.