Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Eaton, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a grass runway.
Intersection takeoff goes bad
April 23, 2014 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Lake Wales, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings with his CFI.
Poor fuel management leads to off-airport landing
April 22, 2014 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Fowler’s Bluff, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at an altitude of about 3,000 feet AGL when the engine lost all power.
Loss of control on takeoff
April 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Evektor Sportstar Injuries: None. Location: Lancaster, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during takeoff. The pilot applied full engine power and the airplane veered to the left.
NTSB to hold safety seminar on lessons learned from GA accidents
April 18, 2014 by 5 Comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board is presenting a seminar highlighting the lessons learned from its investigations of general aviation accidents involving aerodynamic stalls and loss of control.
Failure to follow procedure proves fatal
April 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Anderson, S.C. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings with a CFI. The CFI then got out of the airplane and instructed the pilot to do three takeoffs and landings to full stop.
Low-altitude manuever kills three
April 17, 2014 by 7 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 185. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Blanding, Utah. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was accompanied by his father and his flight instructor, who was very experienced in mountain flying and familiar with the local canyon areas.
Failure to use checklist leads to accident
April 16, 2014 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot intended to depart for a solo flight to the local practice area. [Read more...]
Delayed go-around leads to crash
April 15, 2014 by 14 Comments
Aircraft: Mooney M20F. Injuries: 3 Serious. Location: McKinnon, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on runway 8, which measured 3,000 feet. He noted that the 3,000-foot runway was the shortest one he had ever attempted to land on.
Strong winds contribute to broken nose gear
April 14, 2014 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: None. Location: Marienthal, Kan. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a runway with a line of trees along side of it.
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