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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Hattiesburg, MS · March 6, 2024

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Date
March 6, 2024 · 10:36 local
Place
Hattiesburg, MS
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1384W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
N1384WRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2665 · Built 1964Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot is in violation of ecfr: 32 CFR 855.14 -unauthorized landings, - (c) inadvertent unauthorized landings.

Bluf: on or about 1036 local time, on 17 feb 2024, a civilian general aviation aircraft made an uncoordinated landing on camp shelby’s C-17 aux field 1

Narrative: at 1036 local time on 17 feb 2024, camp shelby range control fire desk received a call from C-17 aux field 1 personnel, stating a general aviation single-engine aircraft landed on their airfield.

There were no radio calls heard over the range control frequencies and the airfield was closed during the landing.

Range control personnel responded to the scene.

Military personal collected personal and aircraft information see below:

Pilot license number: privacy data omitted

Aircraft registration: privacy data omitted

Aircraft type: Mooney M20C fixed wing single engine

Aircraft landed from east to west on the 3500’ runway. AUX-1.

Military personnel detained and questioned pilot about his intent and it appears that spatial disorientation was a factor.

Pilot was attempting to land a Hattiesburg bobby chain municipal airport located 5.1 miles to the northwest.

After questioning by Mississippi national guard personnel, the pilot was allowed to depart with the assumption the pilot traversed to bobby chain airport (hbg). The pilot had one other occupant on board, a privacy data omitted (minor)

Initial pilot statement confirms inadvertent unauthorized landings.

Contacted pilot via phone; pilot statement; stated he was confused and thought he was landing at bobby chain airport (khbg)Hattiesburg ms. ASI inquired if pilot had an emergency pilot response was no emergency.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IS IN VIOLATION OF ECFR: 32 CFR 855.14 -UNAUTHORIZED LANDINGS, - (C) INADVERTENT UNAUTHORIZED LANDINGS.

BLUF: ON OR ABOUT 1036 LOCAL TIME, ON 17 FEB 2024, A CIVILIAN GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOORDINATED LANDING ON CAMP SHELBY’S C-17 AUX FIELD 1

NARRATIVE: AT 1036 LOCAL TIME ON 17 FEB 2024, CAMP SHELBY RANGE CONTROL FIRE DESK RECEIVED A CALL FROM C-17 AUX FIELD 1 PERSONNEL, STATING A GENERAL AVIATION SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THEIR AIRFIELD.

THERE WERE NO RADIO CALLS HEARD OVER THE RANGE CONTROL FREQUENCIES AND THE AIRFIELD WAS CLOSED DURING THE LANDING.

RANGE CONTROL PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

MILITARY PERSONAL COLLECTED PERSONAL AND AIRCRAFT INFORMATION SEE BELOW:

PILOT LICENSE NUMBER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AIRCRAFT TYPE: MOONEY M20C FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE

AIRCRAFT LANDED FROM EAST TO WEST ON THE 3500’ RUNWAY. AUX-1.

MILITARY PERSONNEL DETAINED AND QUESTIONED PILOT ABOUT HIS INTENT AND IT APPEARS THAT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WAS A FACTOR.

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A HATTIESBURG BOBBY CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCATED 5.1 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST.

AFTER QUESTIONING BY MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, THE PILOT WAS ALLOWED TO DEPART WITH THE ASSUMPTION THE PILOT TRAVERSED TO BOBBY CHAIN AIRPORT (HBG). THE PILOT HAD ONE OTHER OCCUPANT ON BOARD, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (MINOR)

INITIAL PILOT STATEMENT CONFIRMS INADVERTENT UNAUTHORIZED LANDINGS.

CONTACTED PILOT VIA PHONE; PILOT STATEMENT; STATED HE WAS CONFUSED AND THOUGHT HE WAS LANDING AT BOBBY CHAIN AIRPORT (KHBG)HATTIESBURG MS. ASI INQUIRED IF PILOT HAD AN EMERGENCY PILOT RESPONSE WAS NO EMERGENCY.