This March 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 172. Injuries: None. Location: Ft. Pierce, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A student pilot was practicing touch and goes with a […]
First solo, first incident
This February 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: Flight Design CTLS. Injuries: None. Location: Fort Myers, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Once cleared for his first solo by his CFI, […]
Loose nut, poor decision smokes Piper
This February 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: Piper Saratoga. Injuries: None. Location: Dolan Spring, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During the airplane’s last annual inspection, which took place five […]
Spatial disorientation kills four
This February 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: Beech A36. Injuries: 4 Fatal. Location: Winslow, Ark. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was in VFR conditions between cloud layers when […]
Fuel leak sparks in-flight fire
This February 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: Piper Saratoga. Injuries: None. Location: Reserve, N.M. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During takeoff the pilot heard a “pop” noise and smoke filled […]
Pilot porpoise prangs plane
This February 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 172. Injuries: None. Location: Fort Pierce, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. On his seventh […]
Cherokee hits snowbank
This February 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: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Connersville, Ind. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a runway that was […]
Failure to use checklist results in gear-up landing
This February 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 172RG. Injuries: None. Location: Lockhart, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI and pilot receiving instruction took off on an instructional […]
Loose fuel control unit leads to in-flight fire
This February 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: Piper Malibu Mirage. Injuries: None. Location: Nashville. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 2,632-hour commercial pilot said that while in cruise flight the […]