The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Aeronca L-3B reported that, during the landing roll after his fifth landing, the airplane veered hard left at the airport in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
He corrected to the right, but as the plane straightened out, the left main landing gear hit a runway light, spinning the plane around. [Read more…]
The pilot of a recently purchased tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, following two go-arounds and during the landing roll at the airport in Eureka, Kansas, the Van’s RV-6 veered to the left.
He attempted to abort the landing, but was unsuccessful. [Read more…]
The flight instructor of the multi-engine airplane reported that during a full-feathered, single-engine practice instrument approach in visual meteorological conditions, the pilot extended the flaps and the airspeed dropped about 20-30 knots.
He further reported that the pilot added power to the operating engine and the Beech Baron “veered” to the left and “lost more altitude, resulting in a stalled condition.” [Read more…]
The commercial pilot was practicing agricultural application operations on his first flight in the Weatherly 620B.
While climbing after completing a spray pass, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot made a forced landing near Coleman, Texas. During the forced landing, the airplane nosed over. [Read more…]
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane reported that during the takeoff sequence of a touch-and-go landing he decided to try a 2-point takeoff.
He said he was aware of the left turning tendency of the Baby Lakes when raising the tail, however the “left turning factor happened much faster than anticipated.”
He was unable to recover with full right rudder inputs and the biplane veered to the left off the runway at the airport in Hurricane, Utah. [Read more…]
The student pilot reported that he inadvertently pressed down on the right brake during the landing roll at the airport in Pensacola, Florida. The Legend Cub veered off the runway to the right into soft grass and nosed over. [Read more…]
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Van’s RV-8 reported that during the 3-point landing at the airport in Roopville, Georgia, the airplane drifted to the left and he applied right correction.
He said he “obviously over corrected” because the plane went to the right and he was unable to correct with left rudder and brake. The airplane left the runway and hit trees. [Read more…]
The co-pilot reported “a flock of buzzards” passed in front of the Beech A36 while en-route, and “the PIC [pilot in command] took evasive action.”
A buzzard collided with the airplane at the top of the windscreen and there was a “loud bomb-like bang/thump” followed by a loud rush of air. [Read more…]
The commercial pilot reported that, about 20 minutes into the cross-country flight, the Cessna 210’s engine suddenly experienced a partial loss of power.
He attempted to restore engine power, but was not successful. During the subsequent forced landing to a road in Pleasanton, Texas, the plane hit a car, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. [Read more…]
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Luscombe 8, he landed on the turf runway in Conway, Arkansas, and the airplane began to drift left.
He made a right rudder pedal input that did not counter the left drift, so he adjusted his foot on the right rudder pedal so that he could apply differential braking.
However, his “shoe was caught between the rudder pedal and the sheet metal fairing on the floorboard that covers the rudder pedal bell cranks,” which prevented him from applying differential braking. [Read more…]
