Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Sierraville, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing landings. The first two went well. On the third attempt he performed a three-point landing and the airplane began to drift left. He applied full engine power, but could not regain control of the airplane before it went off […]
NTSB Accidents
Poor approach for Piper
Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Eaton, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a grass runway. There was a river off the extended centerline on the approach to the runway. The pilot said he allowed the airplane to get low and slow during short final. He tried to increase […]
Intersection takeoff goes bad
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Lake Wales, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings with his CFI. After several successful takeoffs and landings the CFI got out of the airplane and briefed the student pilot for solo traffic pattern work. The student pilot taxied to the end of the […]
Poor fuel management leads to off-airport landing
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Fowler’s Bluff, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at an altitude of about 3,000 feet AGL when the engine lost all power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and he made a forced landing. The subsequent examination revealed that […]
Loss of control on takeoff
Aircraft: Evektor Sportstar Injuries: None. Location: Lancaster, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during takeoff. The pilot applied full engine power and the airplane veered to the left. She then applied right rudder, but could not control of the airplane before it went off the runway. The airplane bounced several times as it continued […]
NTSB to hold safety seminar on lessons learned from GA accidents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board is presenting a seminar highlighting the lessons learned from its investigations of general aviation accidents involving aerodynamic stalls and loss of control. Accidents attributed to “loss of control in-flight” are the most common defining events for fatal crashes in the personal flying sector of general aviation, accounting […]
Failure to follow procedure proves fatal
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Anderson, S.C. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings with a CFI. The CFI then got out of the airplane and instructed the pilot to do three takeoffs and landings to full stop. According to the instructor, the pilot’s first flight around the airport traffic […]
Low-altitude manuever kills three
Aircraft: Cessna 185. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Blanding, Utah. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was accompanied by his father and his flight instructor, who was very experienced in mountain flying and familiar with the local canyon areas. The intention was to perform multiple stops at backcountry airstrips. The flight instructor was carrying a personal locator […]
Failure to use checklist leads to accident
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot intended to depart for a solo flight to the local practice area. During the takeoff roll, he held forward pressure on the yoke to keep the nosewheel on the ground. At 50 mph, he let the nosewheel come off the […]