NTSB Accidents

As the pilot was taxiing the T-211 Thorpedo to takeoff on Runway 10 from the airport in Mountain Home, Idaho, he encountered a truck parked on the taxiway. He made a 180° left turn, taxied back down the taxiway, then made a second 180° left turn in an attempt to reverse direction to go around […]

The pilot reported that he was returning from an air race competition and that, about 15 minutes into the flight, he heard a “thump” and thought the Lancair Legacy had struck a bird. He then heard a second “thump” along with a “rattle and vibration,” so he found a place to make a forced landing. While preparing […]

During a repositioning flight, the Piper PA 31-350 encountered winds aloft that were higher than forecasted. The pilot reported that 25 minutes into the flight the left engine stopped producing power due to fuel exhaustion. He secured the engine and continued towards the closest airport. Approximately 8 to 9 minutes later, the right engine stopped producing power […]

Following an uneventful takeoff and straight-out departure, the pilot leveled the Corben Baby Ace D about 1,000 feet above ground level, at which point, the engine began to sputter, and it subsequently lost power. The pilot initiated a return to the airport, however, due to the low altitude, he initiated a forced landing to a nearby […]

The two pilots, one of whom was a flight instructor, were conducting a cross-country flight in instrument meteorological conditions in the Beechcraft Baron 58. The pilot reported that, during the climb to 8,000 feet mean seal level (msl), light ice accumulated on the wings’ leading edges. Activation of the deicing boots eliminated about 30% to 40% […]

The pilot was practicing an engine out emergency maneuver with a student near Arlington, Texas, when the Cessna 152 collided with low wires. The wires came into contact with the airplane’s windscreen, resulting in a large portion of the screen fracturing. After the accident, the pilot stated that the power lines were barely visible even from […]

The flight instructor was conducting a flight review for the private pilot/owner of the Piper PA-28-140. The pilot departed from the 5,008-foot runway in Toccoa, Georgia, performed a touch-and-go landing without incident, and entered the traffic pattern for a simulated short-field landing. While on short final, the plane struck a berm that was located just […]

The pilot was participating in an air race when an in-flight fire in the engine compartment and a loss of engine power occurred. He was unable to discharge the fire extinguisher and declared an emergency. He flew off the racecourse and touched down the Lancair Legacy in rough terrain short of a runway in Reno, Nevada. Each […]

On the student pilot’s second solo landing at the airport in Belen, N.M., the Piper PA 28-140 landed hard and bounced twice. The flight instructor, standing on the side of the runway, radioed instructions to go-around. The student pilot then applied full power, applied right rudder and retracted one notch of flaps. The flight instructor observed […]