40.2759° N, 76.8850° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 31, 2008 · 14:53 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Gulstm GIV
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total750 in this make and model70 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) ATC assigned descent to FL200 for two aircraft with the identical flight path with an approximate 8 mile separation. Trail aircraft experienced a loss in separation between another aircraft (third aircraft) after yaw dampner and autopilot disengaged, due to suspected wake turbulence created by lead aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ATC ASSIGNED DESCENT TO FL200 FOR TWO AIRCRAFT WITH THE IDENTICAL FLIGHT PATH WITH AN APPROXIMATE 8 MILE SEPARATION. TRAIL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN SEPARATION BETWEEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (THIRD AIRCRAFT) AFTER YAW DAMPNER AND AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED, DUE TO SUSPECTED WAKE TURBULENCE CREATED BY LEAD AIRCRAFT.