The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were performing aerobatic maneuvers in the experimental amateur-built Acro Sport II near Middletown, Ohio.
A witness reported she heard the airplane approaching and then saw it at a lower altitude than she normally saw aircraft in the area. The airplane then started to pitch nose up into a loop. As it reached the top of the looping maneuver, the sound of the engine stopped, and the plane immediately started descending. [Read more…]
The commercial pilot was conducting a cross-country personal flight in the Cirrus SR-22. He reported that, during cruise flight, the airspeed began to decrease, and the engine began to lose power.
He attempted to restore engine power, but was not successful. He then conducted a forced landing to a road in Langola Township in Minnesota.
During the landing roll, he maneuvered the plane to miss an oncoming car, and the plane subsequently struck a guy wire, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. [Read more…]
During the approach at night, the Bellanca 17-30A experienced a total loss of engine power, and the pilot performed a forced landing into trees near Monroe, Ga., seriously injuring two. [Read more…]
The pilot was landing at a private airport near Gustavus, Alaska, that is used to support fish cannery operations.
A road runs parallel to the runway with multiple intersections where motor vehicles cross the runway. [Read more…]
Witnesses reported seeing the Aerostar 601P flying slowly toward the airport near Austin, Texas, at a low altitude.
The left engine was at a low rpm and witnesses reported hearing “sputtering,” “knocking,” or making a “banging” noise, while seeing trailing black smoke. [Read more…]
The commercial pilot took off for a personal flight in a Cessna 162 and flew uneventfully for about 44 minutes, including a touch-and-go landing at another airport about 10 minutes before the fatal accident, after which he made several turns in the area around Borrego Springs, Calif. [Read more…]
According to the pilot, he was performing both water and pavement touch-and-go landings in his amphibious Piper PA-18A-150 in Gunthersville, Ala.
On final approach for a water landing, he observed a jet ski come out of a slew area and his attention was drawn to it. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that he was attempting to land the Super Bearhawk on a lake near Sault Set Marie, Mich., and misjudged the height of the airplane above the water, which he described as “glassy.” [Read more…]
The Cessna 150 experienced a total loss of engine power during an enroute climb to cruise. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field near Brookfield, Wis., where the plane hit trees and sustained substantial damage. [Read more…]
The pilot and one passenger were on a cross-country flight in the Seawind 3000 amphibian airplane.
The pilot reported to an airport tower air traffic controller that the plane had a low fuel pressure indication and that he planned to fly directly to the airport in Bloomington, Ind.
However, the plane hit terrain about three miles north of the airport, killing both souls aboard. [Read more…]