19990816028209I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech B19 · Melfa, VA · August 16, 1999

Date
August 16, 1999 · 16:40 local
Place
Melfa, VA
Airport
Accomack County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1924W
Reported as
Beech B19
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
939 total25 in this make and model22 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.

(-23) Pilot called mfv UNICOM for airport advisories, and was told he could land on either turf runway. Pilot stated he did not hear the words "either turf runway", made a long straight in approach and landed on the closed runway between barrows. Pilot also stated he did not see the yellow x on the approach end of runway 21. There were several workmen along the runway. No one was injured, and there was no aircraft damage. Pilot taxied to the ramp and was counseled by airport manager. Later FAA counseled the pilot. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CALLED MFV UNICOM FOR AIRPORT ADVISORIES, AND WAS TOLD HE COULD LAND ON EITHER TURF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE WORDS "EITHER TURF RUNWAY", MADE A LONG STRAIGHT IN APPROACH AND LANDED ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY BETWEEN BARROWS. PILOT ALSO STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE YELLOW X ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. THERE WERE SEVERAL WORKMEN ALONG THE RUNWAY. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND WAS COUNSELED BY AIRPORT MANAGER. LATER FAA COUNSELED THE PILOT. INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N1924W · 4

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