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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Champaign-Urban, IL · September 16, 2001

Date
September 16, 2001 · 10:14 local
Place
Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport
University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) IGL1920010034 - on September 16, 2001, at approximately 1014 CDT, a no radio VFR target was observed on radar near Champaign, IL by Champaign ATCT. Temporary flight restrictions prohibiting VFR flight, due to a national emergency, were in effect at the time of the observation. The target aircraft appeared to land at a private airstrip. Champaign ATCT personnel later talked with the pilot by telephone and advised him of the current status of the national airspace system. ATCT personnel were unable to provide an aircraft registration number, a valid name, or a certificate number for the pilot in command. Notification of this incident was provided to this office on FAA form 7230-4 daily record of facility operation. This investigation failed to identify the pilot-in-command or aircraft registration. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IGL1920010034 - ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 CDT, A NO RADIO VFR TARGET WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR NEAR CHAMPAIGN, IL BY CHAMPAIGN ATCT. TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING VFR FLIGHT, DUE TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY, WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. THE TARGET AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. CHAMPAIGN ATCT PERSONNEL LATER TALKED WITH THE PILOT BY TELEPHONE AND ADVISED HIM OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. ATCT PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER, A VALID NAME, OR A CERTIFICATE NUMBER FOR THE PILOT IN COMMAND. NOTIFICATION OF THIS INCIDENT WAS PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE ON FAA FORM 7230-4 DAILY RECORD OF FACILITY OPERATION. THIS INVESTIGATION FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OR AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.