20031217035799I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp AS 355F1 · December 17, 2003

Date: December 17, 2003 · 16:27 local
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AOKA
Aircraft: N69TL
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,728 total1,200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N69TLRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · Aerospatiale AS 355F1S/N 5071 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355F1 Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that on December 17, 2003 at approximately 16:27 he was the pilot in command of AS-355-F1, N69TL, en route to jfk airport when encountered inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions and heavy fog in vicinity of the robert moses park. The pilot stated that he was in contact with air traffic control and elected to land at a vacant parking lot at the park. The park police interviewed the pilot. The aircraft departed the park at 1700 hours when the fog was cleared.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 17, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:27 HE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AS-355-F1, N69TL, EN ROUTE TO JFK AIRPORT WHEN ENCOUNTERED INADVERTENT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND HEAVY FOG IN VICINITY OF THE ROBERT MOSES PARK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ELECTED TO LAND AT A VACANT PARKING LOT AT THE PARK. THE PARK POLICE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PARK AT 1700 HOURS WHEN THE FOG WAS CLEARED.