39.7589° N, 84.1916° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 10, 1998 · 15:34 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MALA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Bag BAE146100A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,200 in this make and model240 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.
(-5) Mes 3603 was cleared to descend to FL190. The radar controller observed the flights mode-c readout to be below FL190 and asked the crew to verify their altitude. MES3603 commented that he was a little low and was in the process of leveling back at FL190. Standard separation was lost between MES3603 and king air, N44UF at FL180.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) MES 3603 WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND TO FL190. THE RADAR CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE FLIGHTS MODE-C READOUT TO BE BELOW FL190 AND ASKED THE CREW TO VERIFY THEIR ALTITUDE. MES3603 COMMENTED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE LOW AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LEVELING BACK AT FL190. STANDARD SEPARATION WAS LOST BETWEEN MES3603 AND KING AIR, N44UF AT FL180.