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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beechcraft BE-20 · Elyria, OH · April 24, 2010

Date: April 24, 2010 · 15:22 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Phase of flight: Climb
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N16155
Reported as: Beechcraft BE-20
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total400 in this make and model120 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.

After departing klpr VFR, FOX962 called cleveland approach to pickup an IFR clearance enroute. Originally, FOX962 filed IFR with fss. They were unable to find that clearance in the system while on the ground. FOX962 departed VFR instead. Pilot thought he could get a clearance airborne before entering cleveland class b airspace. The pilot was unfamiliar with the area. Although he did contact cleveland approach, he was told to remain clear of the class b airspace. By this time, FOX962 had entered the class b airspace.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTING KLPR VFR, FOX962 CALLED CLEVELAND APPROACH TO PICKUP AN IFR CLEARANCE ENROUTE. ORIGINALLY, FOX962 FILED IFR WITH FSS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THAT CLEARANCE IN THE SYSTEM WHILE ON THE GROUND. FOX962 DEPARTED VFR INSTEAD. PILOT THOUGHT HE COULD GET A CLEARANCE AIRBORNE BEFORE ENTERING CLEVELAND CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. ALTHOUGH HE DID CONTACT CLEVELAND APPROACH, HE WAS TOLD TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. BY THIS TIME, FOX962 HAD ENTERED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE.