The pilot said that during the landing roll at the airport in Aztec, N.M., he was “blinded by the sunrise coming straight down the runway.”
Unable to see, he applied power to abort the landing, but the Cessna 177RG departed the runway to the left and hit shrubs. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during the landing roll at the airport in Jackpot, Nevada, a “dust devil hit the rear” of the Piper PA-32-260, “throwing it into the right lane and sliding the airplane sideways down the runway.” [Read more…]
The pilot reported that he landed the Piper PA-28 at an airport near Pittsburg, Pa., and parked it to address an in-flight anomaly with his headset. He then performed a preflight inspection.
Before starting the engine, he pumped the primer twice and then attempted to start the engine. Subsequently, he observed smoke emanating from the engine area. [Read more…]
The pilot of the float-equipped Helio Courier stated that after takeoff from a lake near Bethel, Alaska, about 30-50 feet above the treetops, the plane encountered a downdraft and descended uncontrolled into trees and terrain. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during an agricultural application flight in a Schweizer G 164 B, he was making spray passes under a power line near Paxton, Nebraska.
During the last pass, the left wing hit the power line, and the plane descended and hit the ground. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the Schilling S-19, an experimental, amateur-built airplane, “ballooned.”
He then relaxed back pressure on the control stick to correct, however the plane then hit the runway hard and departed the left side at the airport in East Falmouth, Mass. [Read more…]
The pilot exhausted all the fuel in both of the fuel tanks prior to reaching his destination, and was forced to maneuver for an emergency landing in a hay field near Lexington, Nebraska. [Read more…]
The SkyStar Series 5 pilot reported that while on short final about 20 feet above the ground at the airport in Green River, Utah, he noticed the “attitude was a little flat.”
He added the airplane lost altitude “so fast, he didn’t have time to react or even think to put the nose down or add power.” [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during takeoff he “lost rudder control” and the SuperStol exited the runway to the left at the airport in Santa Rosa, N.M.
During the runway excursion, the airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing hit terrain. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during the landing at the airport in Doylestown, Pa., she “landed at the last 1,000′ of available runway and attempted to stop the aircraft using toe brakes and aerodynamic braking, but this was insufficient.”
The Piper PA-28R-200 departed the runway into the grass and the right wing struck a taxiway light. [Read more…]
