ASRS Reports

I did not know what a Phenom was and turned final to land number two behind a single-engine aircraft that was touching down.

My student asked me if we should go look at it. However, I told myself that there was no way we hit the wingtip because I gave my student enough distance. My thought process was I’ve been to the run-up area before and I know the distance to turn.

Reflecting on the occurrence, I believe I selected the correct approach and landing configuration for the existing conditions, however I allowed myself to become distracted with traffic and ATC communications, causing me to deviate from the number one priority — FLY THE AIRPLANE.

Immediately after takeoff, at approximately 100 feet AGL, I found myself in IMC.

The student told me afterward that they panicked and took out the power because they thought of a video of a plane crashing into a hangar they had seen earlier. They thought that would happen if they left the power in.

This near-miss brought to my attention my lack of taking action to prevent it.

The pre-purchase inspection revealed oil leaks and compression leaking past the rings, however when speaking to one of the previous owners immediately prior to departure “oil consumption was negligible” and “it blows the top quarts off if it’s full.”

The problem arose from what I believe was a lack of communication and pilot negligence.

The other was operating in the pattern, circling above the airport, seemingly pointlessly, and as I was making my taxi calls, I heard nothing from him. So I tried to time my departure to coincide with his downwind on the opposite side of the airport that I was departing from.