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.The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated there […]
NTSB Accidents
Piper pilot’s landing goes awry
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. A […]
C210 pilot lands with gear up
The Cessna 210 pilot overflew the destination airport and landed at a nearby airport to fuel the airplane. After fueling, he departed for the destination airport in Soda Springs, Idaho, and was on a straight-in approach for the runway. Before touching down on the runway, he neglected to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear […]
Cropduster hits wires
The pilot reported that after conducting a pass over a field near Fort Pierre, S.D., during an aerial application flight, he passed clear of a tower but did not see the tower support guy-wires and hit them. “After the guy-wire impact there was an immediate sound of the engine starting to lose power and/or shut […]
Loss of control on landing damages C180
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180 reported that he chose to land on the runway in Ione, Oregon, with an upslope and with a tailwind. During the landing roll, the airplane was left of the runway centerline and the pilot added right rudder to get back to the middle of the runway. The airplane […]
Student’s hard landing dents 172’s firewall
According to the student pilot, while performing touch and go landings at his home airport in Miami, Florida, the Cessna 172 sustained a hard landing. He stated that the first of two landings was flat and the airplane bounced, but the subsequent takeoff was normal. He reported that during the second landing, “I felt that […]
Grumman ground loops
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings in the tailwheel-equipped Grumman G164A AgCat biplane in Welsh, Louisiana. He stated that, during the landing roll as the tailwheel touched down, the nose of the airplane veered sharply to the left. He attempted to correct with right rudder, but the airplane exited the runway and ground looped. During […]
Plane strikes wire, ends up in river
The pilot reported that during a low level flight, the Aviat A-1C-200 struck a wire over a river near Irwin, Idaho. The landing gear contacted the wire, the wire stretched like a “bungee cord,” and then the wire broke. The airplane pulled to the right with the wire still attached. The pilot landed in the river, […]
Piper cartwheels on landing
The pilot reported that while en route to his destination, the wind at the Susanville, California, airport was reported as 180° magnetic, at 19 to 22 knots, gusting 25 to 28 knots. He added 5 knots to the “normal speed” of 70 knots for approach to “help compensate” for the gusts. About 20 feet above the […]