The pilot’s failure to maintain proper control of the airplane, which led to an unstabilized approach and a long landing on a runway contaminated with ice and patchy packed snow resulting in a runway excursion.
Picture of the Day: Winter in Wyoming
Dean Carrell submitted this photo and note: “My 1982 Arctic Tern in the winter. The Terns were made in Alaska from 1975 to 1985 with only 30 built. They are a souped-up version of the Interstate, made to compete with Super Cubs. About a dozen are still flying. Mine has been in Wyoming its entire life.”
Exploring the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is recognized as one of the most unique collections of flying military aircraft anywhere.
Avionics sales continue to climb
The third-quarter Avionics Market Report shows that third-quarter sales increased 4.6% from the second quarter of 2022, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of increasing sales.
USDA to update Wildlife Services fleet with CubCrafters XCub
The aircraft manufactured under the new contract will be the first certified XCubs in service with the US government, and will be primarily used for natural resources management. Delivery of the first two aircraft in the multiyear contract is scheduled for the late summer of 2023.
Hartzell Voyager prop STC’d for Cessna Skywagons
Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade aluminum Voyager propeller is now STC approved for Cessna 180s powered by Continental 470-A, -J, -R, and -S engines.
Rejected takeoff practice ends in the grass
The airport was quiet in the early morning, so after the first rejected takeoff practice, with lots of runway remaining, we performed a second rejected takeoff without getting back to the beginning of the runway. Seeing that there’s still lots of runway remaining after the second rejected takeoff, we performed a third rejected takeoff, which was a big mistake.
Picture of the Day: Then and now
Ivy Harper submitted this photo and note: “I received the top picture from Donald Mast, the son of the second owner of my 1962 Comanche. The picture was taken around 1968i n Rochester, New York.”
One pilot’s cautionary tale: The frustration of getting the FAA answers from an unwilling medical community
One pilot runs into a medical nightmare, but this time the bad guy isn’t the FAA. It’s the doctors in his HMO.