This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Beech Turbo Bonanza. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Edgewater, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was on final approach to land about […]
NTSB Accidents
Increasing safety one report at a time
Some pilots call it a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Others call it a “Cover Your Butt” card. But what the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is all about is improving safety for all pilots. In our last print issue, we debuted a new feature in which we run a variety of general aviation-related […]
Pilot loses control in crosswind
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: North American AT-6C. Injuries: None. Location: Mesa, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 22L. […]
Intoxicated pilot crashes
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Springfield, Ky. Aircraft damage: Destroyed, What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged 1,522 hours and held commercial […]
Cessna loses power during approach
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Sparks, Nev. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, he was descending to the airport with […]
Gear collapses on landing
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: None. Location: Aurora, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Shortly after takeoff when the pilot attempted to retract the landing […]
Spatial disorientation kills two
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Malibu. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Belleville, Illinois. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had flown to an airport to receive training […]
Fuel contamination brings down twin
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Twin Comanche. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Amarillo, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to witnesses, the airplane took off and was […]
Aerobatic practice kills two
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak 52. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Redlands, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The 27-year-old pilot, who held a commercial pilot certificate, […]