This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 152. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Venice, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot earned his private pilot certificate in 1982, but did not fly on a regular basis.
In December 2008, he received his commercial pilot certificate, followed by his instrument rating, in January 2009. As of December 2009 he reported a total flight time of 307.7 hours.
On the day of the accident, he completed a touch and go landing and initiated a climb out. During the climb out he communicated with a tower controller that he needed to return to the airport for landing because of a problem, but did not give any details.
Several witnesses remarked that the 152 appeared to be climbing slower and shallower than normal. One saw the airplane make a 90° left turn and enter into a spiraling nose-dive before losing sight of it behind a tree line. The airplane crashed on a golf course.
During the on-scene inspection, investigators identified all major flight controls of the airplane at the main wreckage area, and the smell of fuel was present at the accident site. No mechanical issues were found.
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.
For more information: NTSB.gov. NTSB Identification:WPR10FA325
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“Russia IS OFFERING for Sale to TERRORISTS a device
capable of disrupting (jamming?) GPS, OMNI & other nav systems” per
Aviation Publications; Nov 2011, including Aviation Week (made 2 earth shaking announcements in
the Nov. 21, 2011 issue) that indicates A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC EMINENT
DANGER OF LOSS OF GPS AND OTHER CRITICAL NAVIGATION AIDS FOR CIVILIAN,
COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS; AND EVEN GREATER INDUCED FAILURES OF
OTHER TYPES.Â
Moscow
based Aviaconversiya LTD actually offers for sale (to the world) a device
capable of disrupting, “disabling or jamming GPS satellites and other
navigation systems”.
A
“friendly application has been demonstrated by the US military; a cruise
type missile that may be launched from the air or ground containing
“Champ”; a new HPM (high powered microwave)) device capable of disrupting
anything electrical. It can turn off
electrical power or computers on any specific building, or an entire city. Developed by the U.S. it will be Used
responsively, if ever, and will, undoubtedly be an enviable defensive
weapon.Â
THE
RISK OF TOTAL LOSS OF USABLE GPS SIGNALS IS REAL; A CONCERN BY THE MILITARY IN
PARTICULAR.
WHAT
WOULD YOU DO IF CAUGHT ENROUTE WHEN SUCH A CYBER ATTACK OCCURS?Â
THERE
ARE A FEW POSSIBILITIES: per the new EBook entitled Navigate your Flying Carpet
which describes 38 different methods of navigation. Several will permit navigation without the
usual including GPS & OMNI.Â
Author:Â Ed Yung PE (Engineer,
4,600 hour Pilot, & rated Navigator, 23 Jefferson, La Porte TX 77571,
[email protected]