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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120RT · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · December 15, 1998

Date: December 15, 1998 · 19:04 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASOA
Aircraft: N240AS
Reported as: EMB EMB120RT
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,975 total1,875 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

N240ASRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2003 · Embraer EMB-120RTS/N 120.060 · Built 1987 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120RT Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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)According to the PIC, about 15 nautical miles out from landing, he began to vomit. This continued for a few minutes. After asking ATC for their landing sequence (no.7), ATC inquired about why he should ask. The PIC replied that we may need priority handling because of a possible incapacitated pilot. Apparently, ATC then treated the flight as an emergency situation. Emergency equipment was standing by as the aircraft landed. The poi of the carrier, george jones, has been advised of the facts concerning this incident. Any imcomplete information on form 8020-23 is believed to be not applicable and not relevant.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ACCORDING TO THE PIC, ABOUT 15 NAUTICAL MILES OUT FROM LANDING, HE BEGAN TO VOMIT. THIS CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER ASKING ATC FOR THEIR LANDING SEQUENCE (NO.7), ATC INQUIRED ABOUT WHY HE SHOULD ASK. THE PIC REPLIED THAT WE MAY NEED PRIORITY HANDLING BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE INCAPACITATED PILOT. APPARENTLY, ATC THEN TREATED THE FLIGHT AS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE POI OF THE CARRIER, GEORGE JONES, HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE FACTS CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT. ANY IMCOMPLETE INFORMATION ON FORM 8020-23 IS BELIEVED TO BE NOT APPLICABLE AND NOT RELEVANT.