Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during initial climb due to an excessively nose-high attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff in accordance with the Before Takeoff checklist.
Pictures of the day: Splash-In at Stillwater Landing
Frequent photo contributor Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, sent in these pictures from the Stillwater Landing Splash-In in Montana Aug. 10-12, 2018. The event was sponsored by EAA Chapter 102, with assistance from the Montana Seaplane Pilots Association. The host of the splash-in, Bill Montgomery, also received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA during the […]
There is joy in doing nothing
When all goes well, a CFI might have a flight when he doesn’t have a thing to do — and that’s how it should be.
Tail feathers
EAA Chapter 534’s Youth Aviation Program pairs kids with mentors to help them learn about restoring aircraft and more.
Countries around the globe to celebrate Girls in Aviation Day
The upcoming Girls in Aviation Day boasts more than 50 events in the United States and a growing list of international events.
Cessna tie-down eyebolts, trim wheel shafts and more approved
McFarlane Aviation Products has received several approvals for Cessna aircraft parts, including tie-down eyebolts, trim wheel shafts and sprockets, trim actuator boots and clamps, and more.
Latest editions of AMT handbooks released
WINGsReality EDU has released the 2018 editions of three Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbooks.
Hard landing bends AirCam
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separating from the airplane, followed by an aborted landing, and a subsequent ground loop during the follow-on landing.
Picture of the Day: A welcome rain
Penny Rafferty Hamilton, the AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer at Granby/Grand County Airport-Emily Warner Field (KGNB) in Colorado, sent in this picture with a short note: “Beech Baron reflected in the rain at the Granby/Grand County Airport-Emily Warner Field taken late morning Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, after a much-needed rain shower to help dampen forest fire […]