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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Laurinburg, NC · September 30, 2019

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Date
September 30, 2019 · 12:40 local
Place
Laurinburg, NC
Airport
Laurinburg-Maxton
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N39506
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
684 total155 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
N39506Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887098 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.

The airman stated that a door had popped open inflight. This caused the cabin to be very noisy and the airman was unable to hear ATC transmissions. The airman was being vectored for the ILS at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (kmeb) while operating on an IFR (instrument flight rules) flight plan. On the descent the airman broke out into VFR conditions at 1900 feet and proceeded visually to kmeb and landed safely. The airman forgot to notify ATC to cancel IFR when he broke out into visual conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN STATED THAT A DOOR HAD POPPED OPEN INFLIGHT. THIS CAUSED THE CABIN TO BE VERY NOISY AND THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO HEAR ATC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AIRMAN WAS BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS AT LAURINBURG-MAXTON AIRPORT (KMEB) WHILE OPERATING ON AN IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) FLIGHT PLAN. ON THE DESCENT THE AIRMAN BROKE OUT INTO VFR CONDITIONS AT 1900 FEET AND PROCEEDED VISUALLY TO KMEB AND LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO NOTIFY ATC TO CANCEL IFR WHEN HE BROKE OUT INTO VISUAL CONDITIONS.

Other reports on N39506 · 1

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

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