# Incident 20260521007829I: Cessna 525, May 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N57EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525 (registry code 2076601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-1A (registry code 66002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,152 total, 316 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260521007829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

METAR KIAD 211952Z 03011KT 10SM SCT015 OVC039 14/10 A3021

NEAREST CITY - CHANTILLY, VA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED IAD RUNWAY 30 IFR. WHEN ISSUED DIRECT LOULU, THE PILOT SAID STAND BY THEN ADVISED THEY WERE WORKING AN ISSUE AND NEEDED VECTORS. THEY WERE AT 5,000 FEET AND HAD BEEN ISSUED A CLIMB TO 10,000 FEET. THEY EVENTUALLY BEGAN DESCENDING. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT TO STOP THEIR ALTITUDE CHANGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCENDED FROM 4,500 FEET TO 2,100 FEET IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THEY REACHED 2,100 FEET IN A 2,600 FOOT MVA AREA. THE LA DID ACTIVATE. THEY APPEARED TO BE IN A TIGHT SPIRAL TURN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO IAD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

REMARKS:

FAA MOR NUMBER - PCT-M-2026/05/21-0006

ATTACHMENTS: CEDAR READ ONLY LINK

FORWARDED

HTTPS://CEDAR.OARS.FAA.GOV/MOREORFORM.PHP'ENTRYID=1413879126&RID=1198012116

DATE:

MAY 27, 2026

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