19991014035259I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-60-602P · Lancaster, PA · October 14, 1999

Date
October 14, 1999 · 14:51 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N555PX
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) Weather conditions were not a factor. Visibility was excellent. Even though passenger service aircraft responded to TCAS alerts and altered flight path to avoid conflict with N555PX no apparent violation of the FARS occurred. Pilot of N555PX complied with all applicalbe FARS. Counseled pilot on better methods to keep informed about other traffic in area when operating in VFR conditions. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. VISIBILITY WAS EXCELLENT. EVEN THOUGH PASSENGER SERVICE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED TO TCAS ALERTS AND ALTERED FLIGHT PATH TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH N555PX NO APPARENT VIOLATION OF THE FARS OCCURRED. PILOT OF N555PX COMPLIED WITH ALL APPLICALBE FARS. COUNSELED PILOT ON BETTER METHODS TO KEEP INFORMED ABOUT OTHER TRAFFIC IN AREA WHEN OPERATING IN VFR CONDITIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N555PX · 1

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