Probable Cause: The failure of the engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the failure of the fuel pump was an unknown non-ferrous metallic debris that was noted throughout the airplane’s fuel system.
Picture of the Day: Glider ops
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Cadets from the National Capitol and West Virginia Wings of the Civil Air Patrol learn the ropes at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia.”
But I had the right of way…I think
There is a hard-core belief among the general population that if we have the right of way we can proceed with whatever it is we’re doing. Everyone else will make way for us.
North Carolina airports have $88 billion impact on state’s economy
According to the recently released report, general aviation airports have an economic input of $7.1 billion, while employing more than 30,600 people and generating more than $378 million in state and local taxes.
NBAA launches Campus Connect
A program to introduce students to the aviation industry.
Registration for Museum of Flight summer camps opens March 1
The camps are offered for children in grades K through 9, and financial assistance is available to families in need.
Training flight ends with part of wing missing
When we walked around to push the plane back into the parking spot we noticed the last 36 inches of the wing was missing. It fell off where the screws attached the last fiber glass pieces. No screws are missing and it looked like the fiber glass tore off around the holes for the screws.
Picture of the Day: Airport tug
Lawrence Necheles submitted this photo and note: “The Falcon pictured landed with mechanical failure at Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) in Illinois. The Falcon tri-jet sat on our ramp for a few weeks until someone retrieved it. We speculated and guessed when someone was going to get it. There was talk of a betting pool. As the lone weekend fuel service attendant, I brought my dog, Judy, to the airport and tied her up to take a funny picture.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Paperwork
Matt, a student pilot in Florida, writes: I’m studying lift as part of my pilot training. I can get my head around Bernoulli and Newton, and how that works with the airfoil, but none of my instructors can explain how a simple paper airplane — having no airfoil — generates lift to fly.”