# Incident 20001006031709I: Boeing 767201, Lynchburg, VA, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767201
- Pilot flight hours: 14,150 total, 1,008 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006031709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)THE CAPTAIN OF USAA #95 ADVISED ATC THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TURBULENCE.  ATC TOOL ADDITIONAL TIME TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER SECTORS.  THE CAPTAIN SLOWED THE ARICRAFT EXERCISING "HIS COMMAND AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF HIS AIRCRAFT IN TURBULENCE" AS STATED BY ATC CONTROLLER IN HIS STATEMENT.  THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF STANDARD SEPARATION.  ATC COORDINATED TO ALTITUDE CHANGES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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