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
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New instrument rated pilot practicing ILS approaches, ceilings 1000', visibilities 1/2 to 2 miles declared emergency when he was unable to get his ILS equipment to work properly. Received vectors from ATC, used VFR GPS for backup, landed safely at Mather (mhr).
As the FAA filed it
NEW INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT PRACTICING ILS APPROACHES, CEILINGS 1000', VISIBILITIES 1/2 TO 2 MILES DECLARED EMERGENCY WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO GET HIS ILS EQUIPMENT TO WORK PROPERLY. RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ATC, USED VFR GPS FOR BACKUP, LANDED SAFELY AT MATHER (MHR).
Other reports on N1652J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.