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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › 1998

1998 ASRS incident reports

8,428 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports for events in 1998.

By flight phase

PhaseReports
Climb651
Approach439
Ground387
Takeoff155
Initial Climb76
Cruise75
Taxi21
Landing16

Top anomaly categories

Anomaly typeReports
Other unspecified5,570
Deviation discrepancy procedural published material policy2,202
Deviation discrepancy procedural clearance2,149
Deviation discrepancy procedural far1,941
Aircraft equipment problem critical1,705
Conflict airborne conflict860
Deviation track heading all types758
Aircraft equipment problem less severe709
Atc issue all types666
Conflict ground conflict649

Recent report synopses

  • 1998-12 Part 91 pilot erroneously entered Class B airspace while departing TEB airport.
  • 1998-12 A DHC8 was dispatched in non compliance with modified trailing edge flap fittings mounted on an unmodified flap.
  • 1998-12 A B757-200 was dispatched with the wrong aft cargo system fan deferred; the aft cargo heat fan failed, but the aft cargo smoke detector fan was deferred in error.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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