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FAA incident report · Cessna 182H · Wilkes_barre Sc, PA · March 29, 2021

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Date
March 29, 2021 · 20:08 local
Place
Wilkes_barre Sc, PA
Airport
Hazleton Regional
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2458X
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total163 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N2458XRegistered now · Cessna 182HS/N 18256358 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 29, 2021, PIC privacy data omitted was concluding a flight from princeton airport (39N), NJ, to Hazleton Regional Airport (hzl), PA, in N2458X, a CE-182H. The flight was conducted on an IFR flight plan. The aircraft was handed off from abe to avp approach. The aircraft was cleared into hzl via the RNAV rwy 28 approach and given IFR cancellation procedures prior to frequency change to hzl CTAF. The avp radar position controller observed the N2458X radar target drop off his scope east of hzl. This is consistent with landing at the airport at 2008L. Nothing abnormal was observed while the aircraft was on approach to hzl; however, IFR cancellation had not been received as prescribed by 14 CFR 91. 169(d) 15 minutes after expected landing. After 28 minutes, attempts began to contact the pilot, airport management, and the Pennsylvania state police. The zny watch desk was contacted to issue an alnot for an overdue aircraft. The airport manager eventually discovered the aircraft inside an airport hangar. Pilot privacy data omitted finally contacted avp TRACON by telephone at 2146L to adivse he landed safely and to cancel his IFR flight plan.

Sas task, ptrs & records associated with the event:

T-EA05-FY21-0147, EA05202102211, EA05202102220, IEA0520210018

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 29, 2021, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONCLUDING A FLIGHT FROM PRINCETON AIRPORT (39N), NJ, TO HAZLETON REGIONAL AIRPORT (HZL), PA, IN N2458X, A CE-182H. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HANDED OFF FROM ABE TO AVP APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED INTO HZL VIA THE RNAV RWY 28 APPROACH AND GIVEN IFR CANCELLATION PROCEDURES PRIOR TO FREQUENCY CHANGE TO HZL CTAF. THE AVP RADAR POSITION CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE N2458X RADAR TARGET DROP OFF HIS SCOPE EAST OF HZL. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH LANDING AT THE AIRPORT AT 2008L. NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS OBSERVED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO HZL; HOWEVER, IFR CANCELLATION HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AS PRESCRIBED BY 14 CFR 91. 169(D) 15 MINUTES AFTER EXPECTED LANDING. AFTER 28 MINUTES, ATTEMPTS BEGAN TO CONTACT THE PILOT, AIRPORT MANAGEMENT, AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE. THE ZNY WATCH DESK WAS CONTACTED TO ISSUE AN ALNOT FOR AN OVERDUE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT INSIDE AN AIRPORT HANGAR. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FINALLY CONTACTED AVP TRACON BY TELEPHONE AT 2146L TO ADIVSE HE LANDED SAFELY AND TO CANCEL HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

SAS TASK, PTRS & RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT:

T-EA05-FY21-0147, EA05202102211, EA05202102220, IEA0520210018