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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-224 · State College, PA · March 2, 2003

Date
March 2, 2003 · 09:40 local
Place
State College, PA
Airport
University Park
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FX7A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N296SC
Reported as
Boeing 727224
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,236 total9,131 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 2, 2003, at 0940 local time falcon air express flight FA09982, contacted and damaged the approach lights during an ILS approach to runway 24 at (unv). The malsr lights at 200 and 400 feet from the runway threshold broke off at ground level. A flight inspection of the runway 24 ILS indicated that the ILS was operating properly. A follow-up investigation conducted by the miami FSDO revealed poor flight crew coordination during the approach and improper conduct of the instrument approach procedure. privacy data omitted Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 2, 2003, AT 0940 LOCAL TIME FALCON AIR EXPRESS FLIGHT FA09982, CONTACTED AND DAMAGED THE APPROACH LIGHTS DURING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT (UNV). THE MALSR LIGHTS AT 200 AND 400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD BROKE OFF AT GROUND LEVEL. A FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY 24 ILS INDICATED THAT THE ILS WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. A FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE MIAMI FSDO REVEALED POOR FLIGHT CREW COORDINATION DURING THE APPROACH AND IMPROPER CONDUCT OF THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N296SC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.