# Incident 20010710018469I: Lear 55LEAR, Gulfport, MS, July 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2001, 15:50 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FOBA
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (GPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855DB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710018469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT'S STATEMENT: THE PLANE WAS PREPARED UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GPT AIRPORT AT 13:30 LOCAL TIME. AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 LOCAL TIME, I FILED A FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND CHECKED THE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE INCLUDING AIRMETS, SIGMETS, CONV. SEGMENTS, ETC...I WENT AND BRIEFED THE FIRST OFFICER, MARCO FORMICHETTI. AROUND 15:20, THE PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT. BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED AND I PERSONALLY TOLD MR. ADAM MEYER ABOUT THE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLYING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, THE WEATHER RADAR STARTED TO SHOW SOME RAIN ACTIVITY FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.  THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGNS WERE ON DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.  I MADE SURE THAT THE FIRST OFFICER FLICKED THE FASTEN SEATBELT SWITCH A FEW TIMES TO DRAW THEIR ATTENTION.  AT ABOUT 130 MILES FROM RSW VOR, WE ENCOUNTERED A POCKET OF MODERATE TURBULENCE.  AT THAT TIME, WE WERE THE FIRST TO REPORT THE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA.  AFTER THAT, WE FOUND OUT THAT MR. MEYER WAS LIGHTLY BLEEDING THROUGH HIS NOSE.  THE FIRST OFFICER WENT BACK TO MAKE SURE THE PASSENGERS WERE OKAY AND ASKED THEM IF THEY NEEDED ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO  BE WAITING AT THE AIRPORT. MR. MEYERS REFUSED THE OFFER STATING THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.  AFTER THE EVENT, WE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT INTO FXE WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS ALONG THE ROUTE.  AFTER LANDING, THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED THE PLANE AND WAS GREETED BY THE GROUND CREW.  I WENT TO TALK TO MR. MEYER ABOUT THE PAST EVENT AND TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.  HE COMMENTED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE EVENT SINCE THE WEATHER CANNOT BE CONTROLLED.  HE CONGRATULATED US FOR THE GOOD JOB AND GAVE US A TIP.  THEY WENT TO THE CAR AND LEFT.

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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