Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to attempt a gear-up glide to the runway and his subsequent failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a checklist before landing.
Picture of the Day: Formation flight dedication
John Carroll submitted this photo and note: “This photo was taken by Laura Hughes, from the backseat of an L-19 flown by her husband, Mike. I was flying wing in my Sonex. We were part of a much larger group of airplanes that were there to dedicate a new floating bandstand at Alton Bay, N.H. This is the same site of the wintertime ice runway in Alton Bay. Our large group of aircraft took off from the Laconia Municipal Airport (KLCI), formed up, and made several passes over the water and near the town ceremony.”
Where there’s a will there’s a way
EAA Chapter 534 member chip in to restore a 1964 Cessna 150D in the hopes it will teach kids how to fly.
CAP assesses Hurricane Delta’s damage
More than 1,500 aerial photos have been taken by the Louisiana Wing’s aircrews.
Sporty’s introduces 2021 Learn to Fly course
Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course, priced at $249, includes free lifetime updates. Existing users have access to all new features and content automatically.
IMC Club: 10 years and 400 clubs
The IMC Club provides organized “hangar flying” focused on building proficiency in instrument flying.
First flight in trike ends with untrained pilot seriously injured
Probable cause: The student pilot’s decision to fly the weight-shift-controlled airplane with no training in the airplane type, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain shortly after takeoff.
Picture of the Day: Little did we know…
Larry Portouw submitted this photo and note: “This is sunrise Jan. 1, 2020, taken by my wife, Charlotte, from our 1969 Mooney M-20C, at 11,500 feet in the vicinity of Tombstone, Arizona, and the Dragoon Mountains looking out into New Mexico and beyond. The Chiricahua Mountains are visible on the left side of the frame. The goal was to make it back down to home plate at Benson Municipal Airport (E95) and watch a second sunrise. We didn’t quite make it as it came up again in the base to final turn to Runway 10 at E95. I’ve done this before in a Tri-Pacer and it is great fun and a good excuse to practice emergency descents. The year started with this and lots of promise. Little did we know….”
Want to build your own airport?
Tips and advice from pilots who have done the work to build their own grass runways.