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Incident

FAA incident report · Jcb5in Propjet · Tucson, AZ · November 29, 2002

Date: November 29, 2002 · 16:28 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N750TL
Reported as: Jcb5in Propjet
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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) Aircraft was flying on instruments, pilot stated there was a large cell in his vicinity. He was in icing conditions and was being hit hard with strong up and down drafts. He stated that he was trying to maintain FL250 but could not because of the turbulence. The Lancair he was flying is a home amateur built N750TL and weighs less than 3000 lbs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING ON INSTRUMENTS, PILOT STATED THERE WAS A LARGE CELL IN HIS VICINITY. HE WAS IN ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS BEING HIT HARD WITH STRONG UP AND DOWN DRAFTS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MAINTAIN FL250 BUT COULD NOT BECAUSE OF THE TURBULENCE. THE LANCAIR HE WAS FLYING IS A HOME AMATEUR BUILT N750TL AND WEIGHS LESS THAN 3000 LBS.