The pilot reported that, while on right downwind and after being cleared for a touch-and-go landing, the tower controller instructed him to make a short approach.
During approach to the airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the Piper PA-28 was to the left of the runway, so he attempted to correct to the right. He told investigators that he believed he had applied full right rudder. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during landing at his private grass runway near Garland, North Carolina, the RV-6 “skipped” during the initial landing touchdown.
As the plane settled back to the runway, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. [Read more…]
While flying along a river near Knoxville, Tennessee, the Bellanca 8KCAB hit two of five unmarked utility wires that spanned the river. [Read more…]
The pilot did not fill the RV-6’s fuel tanks before departing. While en route the left fuel tank was exhausted and he switched to the right fuel tank.
Upon reaching 3,000′ during the descent to the destination airport, the right fuel tank was exhausted and the engine lost power.
The pilot reported that when the engine lost power, the “fuel totalizer showed 30 minutes of fuel remaining, but both fuel level sender units read zero.” [Read more…]
The pilot reported that during a night visual meteorological condition flight, he was receiving flight following from air traffic control and had to divert around convective weather.
About 7 nautical miles from his destination airport, the Cessna 172’s fuel supply was exhausted and the engine lost power. The pilot was able to touchdown on an interstate near Covington, Georgia, but during the landing roll the right wing hit a sign, sustaining substantial damage. [Read more…]
The airline transport pilot was departing from a remote unimproved airstrip in Fairbanks, Alaska.
He stated that, as he initiated the takeoff, everything seemed normal. About 300′ into the takeoff roll, the Helio H295 veered sharply left, exited the airstrip, and hit brush and trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and left horizontal stabilator. [Read more…]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released another episode in its Accident Case Study video series.
The latest video, which can be seen below, details the plight of a Cirrus SR20 landing at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. A series of miscommunications in the traffic pattern, three go-arounds, and ultimately a departure from controlled flight resulted in a fatal crash in the vicinity of the airport. [Read more…]
The commercial pilot reported that the accident flight was the first flight in the experimental, amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped Tuttle BDK Carbon Concepts since he had completed building it.
He added that, shortly after departure, while in level cruise flight, he heard a loud “pop” and immediately saw that the left wing’s leading-edge slat had buckled and distorted, which made the airplane difficult to control. [Read more…]
After a preflight inspection and engine run up that revealed no anomalies, the private pilot and two passengers were departing on a cross-country flight from the airport in Grants, N.M. The pilot stated that the Piper PA 32R-300 became airborne approximately 5,000′ down the 7,172′ runway at 80 knots.
Approximately 100′ above ground level, he heard a “gurgle” and the engine experienced a loss of power. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that, while on a personal cross-country flight and approaching his destination airstrip, smoke in the cockpit and oil on the windscreen limited his forward visibility.
He said that, while landing, he inadvertently touched down about 15 yards short of the site. The right wing hit a stand of brush, which pivoted the Bellanca 7GCBC to the right, and the left wing hit the ground. [Read more…]
