36.8614° N, 101.2163° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooker, OK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 23, 2002 · 14:34 local
Place
Hooker, OK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
N15A
Aircraft
N8425M
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total
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) Moderate to severe turbulence was reported to flight service by another aircraft in the same area 19 minutes before this occurred. The pilot flew into unforecast turbulence with 1,000 feet per minute up and down drafts. The aircraft was 300 feet off of its altitude for only a couple of seconds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS REPORTED TO FLIGHT SERVICE BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE SAME AREA 19 MINUTES BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE PILOT FLEW INTO UNFORECAST TURBULENCE WITH 1,000 FEET PER MINUTE UP AND DOWN DRAFTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 300 FEET OFF OF ITS ALTITUDE FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS.