The commercial pilot and observer were conducting an aerial observation flight of a pipeline in the Cessna 172S.
While maneuvering at a low altitude toward an airport to refuel, the pilot heard a “significant boom” and noticed a reduction in engine rpm.
He unsuccessfully attempted to regain engine power and then initiated a forced landing to a space between trees near Wellston, Ohio.
[Read more…]The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped Champion 7ACA reported that he and the flight instructor were conducting touch-and-go landings as part of a flight review.
[Read more…]The student pilot departed with the intent to perform touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in the Czech Aircraft Works SportCruiser.
After takeoff, he realized that the canopy was not latched. He struggled to maintain airplane control in the pattern, but he was able to land normally at the airport in Salisbury, N.C.
The student then checked the latch handle, and believed he had secured the canopy correctly. He took off and flew one pattern, but just before landing, the canopy opened and obstructed his view of the runway.
[Read more…]The airplane had just been released from a repair shop after the engine exhaust system had been rebuilt on his Mooney M20.
According to the pilot, the engine was tested before being released from the repair shop, and no mechanical anomalies were noted.
While completing the preflight run-up, the engine quit running when it was at 1,800 rpm. He got out of the airplane and did a walkaround and noticed nothing abnormal. He then attempted multiple engine starts, and “the engine would try to start, but would not keep running.”
He was finally able to get the engine started. He conducted a preflight, but did not visually check or measure the fuel in either tank.
[Read more…]Although he had no night or instrument flight experience, the sport pilot and his passenger departed in a non-instrument-certificated light sport airplane at night with an overcast ceiling and thunderstorms in the area.
Radar data showed that the Zenith CH701SP proceeded on course for about nine minutes and then entered a right descending turn that continued to hitting the ground near Laddonia, Missouri. This was consistent with the pilot attempting to return to the departure airport and not paying attention to his altitude. [Read more…]
The PA-28 pilot reported that, during the landing roll, two deer ran onto the runway and one hit the airplane’s left side.
[Read more…]The flight instructor reported that, during the landing flare about 20′ above the runway at the airport in Powell, Wyoming, the student pilot “froze” at the flight controls.
[Read more…]The pilot reported that he was practicing short-field, touch-and-go landings on a private grass airstrip in Breckenridge, Michigan.
The final leg of the approach was over a cornfield and a road perpendicular to the approach end of the airstrip.
During final, the main landing gear (MLG) struck corn stalks that were about 6′ tall. The Piper PA-22 then landed short and struck the road. The right MLG collapsed, and the plane slid across the road and onto the grass airstrip.
[Read more…]The private pilot reported he had recently returned to flying after a lengthy period of inactivity and that this was his first solo flight after completing a comprehensive flight review.
[Read more…]The pilot of the retractable-gear Piper PA-28R reported that, during a simulated engine-out landing with a flight instructor, they forgot to extend the landing gear.
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