What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 8, 1999, approximately 1812 pacific standard time, a pacific aviation composites lc 40-550FG, N141LC, registered to and operated by pacific aviation composites as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, impacted the columbia river about one mile west of Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, while on approach to runway 10L. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from bend, Oregon, about one hour prior to the accident. Air traffic control (ATC) personnel reported that the pilot contacted Portland approach and reported that he was 25 miles east of Portland International (pdx) and requested IFR clearance for landing at pdx. The flight was cleared for the ILS runway 10L approach. During the first of two instrument approaches, the aircraft was lined up for runway 10R, and the tower instructed the flight to go around to the north. The pilot was given vectors for the runway 10L approach. Radar data indicates that the aircraft was bracketing the runway 10L localizer and descending, when the aircraft dropped off radar coverage about one mile west of the runway. Shortly after the accident, search and rescue personnel located floating debris in the columbia river. (-23) significant aircraft parts and bodies were not recovered. It is not possible to determine what factors create FAA responsibilities.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 8, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1812 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PACIFIC AVIATION COMPOSITES LC 40-550FG, N141LC, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PACIFIC AVIATION COMPOSITES AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED THE COLUMBIA RIVER ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORTLAND, OREGON, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10L. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BEND, OREGON, ABOUT ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE PILOT CONTACTED PORTLAND APPROACH AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS 25 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL (PDX) AND REQUESTED IFR CLEARANCE FOR LANDING AT PDX. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 10L APPROACH. DURING THE FIRST OF TWO INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 10R, AND THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT TO GO AROUND TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR THE RUNWAY 10L APPROACH. RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BRACKETING THE RUNWAY 10L LOCALIZER AND DESCENDING, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF RADAR COVERAGE ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL LOCATED FLOATING DEBRIS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER. (-23) SIGNIFICANT AIRCRAFT PARTS AND BODIES WERE NOT RECOVERED. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHAT FACTORS CREATE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.