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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Camp Pendleton, CA · August 17, 2010

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Date
August 17, 2010 · 15:05 local
Place
Camp Pendleton, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6093J
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6093JRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273856 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Private pilot andy delorme departed sna - john wayne airport on 8/17/2010 at approximately 1430 local. The purpose was a local pleasure flight south to oceanside municipal airport. Delorme asked for and recieved flight following from ATC for the quick flight, and used transponder code 0247.delorme said as he crossed the ocn-vor he looked east and saw a (the intended) runway. He flew directly to and entered the right downwind of runway 21 of Camp Pendleton....not oceanside muni. Delorme, realizing as he got closer to the runway environment, realized he was not at okb, corrected his navigation as he flew over the runway 21 numbers on the base leg. Delorme said at that point, he saw military helicopters operating, and knew he had made a mistake. To the south he saw another runway, okb runway 24, and flew directly there and landed. On departure from okb, delorme again requested flight following from ATC. ATC advised him that Camp Pendleton's controllers wanted to talk to him and gave him a phone number to call, which he did after he returned home.

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT ANDY DELORME DEPARTED SNA - JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT ON 8/17/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL. THE PURPOSE WAS A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT SOUTH TO OCEANSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.DELORME ASKED FOR AND RECIEVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM ATC FOR THE QUICK FLIGHT, AND USED TRANSPONDER CODE 0247.DELORME SAID AS HE CROSSED THE OCN-VOR HE LOOKED EAST AND SAW A (THE INTENDED) RUNWAY. HE FLEW DIRECTLY TO AND ENTERED THE RIGHT DOWNWIND OF RUNWAY 21 OF CAMP PENDLETON....NOT OCEANSIDE MUNI.DELORME, REALIZING AS HE GOT CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT, REALIZED HE WAS NOT AT OKB, CORRECTED HIS NAVIGATION AS HE FLEW OVER THE RUNWAY 21 NUMBERS ON THE BASE LEG. DELORME SAID AT THAT POINT, HE SAW MILITARY HELICOPTERS OPERATING, AND KNEW HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE.TO THE SOUTH HE SAW ANOTHER RUNWAY, OKB RUNWAY 24, AND FLEW DIRECTLY THERE AND LANDED. ON DEPARTURE FROM OKB, DELORME AGAIN REQUESTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM ATC. ATC ADVISED HIM THAT CAMP PENDLETON'S CONTROLLERS WANTED TO TALK TO HIM AND GAVE HIM A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL, WHICH HE DID AFTER HE RETURNED HOME.

Other reports on N6093J · 2

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

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