Failure to initiate a go-around after landing long and failure to maintain directional control cited as reasons for this accident.
Picture of the Day: This is awesome!
Blake Kitchens submitted the following photo and note: “I took my grandson, Holt Kitchens, who is 6 years old, up for the first time in my Cessna 172. This is over Denver City, Texas. He just kept saying ‘this is awesome!’” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You […]
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Distracted student hits hangar with 172’s wing
The solo student pilot reported that after he had landed at the airport in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, he taxied to get fuel. He was waved around behind two parked airplanes. After he passed the first airplane, the left wing of his Cessna 172 hit a hangar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and […]
Picture of the Day: Why we fly
Edward Shipman submitted the following photo and note: “Early morning sun reveals a remote island grass strip. As the sun rises and the gentle lake Michigan breeze begins to blow, the fog reveals a beautiful calm morning for this special place and our C-182.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of […]