CALVERTON, NY, USA
N1310T
DOUGLAS DC-9-31
USN
GRUMMAN F-14A
N1031T A DC-9-31, WAS IN A DESCENT FOR LANDING AT JAMAICA, NY. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED HE HEARD A NOISE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS A FAILING CABIN DOOR PRESSURE SEAL AND ADVISED THE COPILOT. THE COPILOT INDICATED HE THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS THE SOUNDOF A JET ENG. BETWEEN 1453 AND 1455, THE CREW OF N1031T OBSERVED A GRUMMAN F-14A, USN 'MANEUVER ABOVE AND AROUND' THEIR AIRCRAFT. N1031T WAS ON A HEADING OF 275 DEG AND USN WAS ON A HEADING OF 250 DEG. N1031T TURNED APPROX 15 DEG RIGHT AND USN BANKED RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. NO OTHER EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY 1031T AND IT LANDED AT JFK AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. USN LANDED AT CALVERTON AND REPORTED HE OBSERVED NO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. NEW YORK ARTCC AND NEW YORK TRACON RECORDED DATA DISCLOSED BETWEEN 1454:00 AND 1454:35 MINIMUM HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF .7 NAUTICAL MILES OCCURRED AT 13200 FEET AND MINIMUM VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 200 FEET OCCURRED AT 12900 FEET.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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