A Cessna 177B pilot, distracted by avoiding weather, failed to monitor fuel reserves, leading to fuel exhaustion and an engine failure. The pilot performed a forced landing in a field, causing substantial damage and serious injuries to both occupants.
Aircraft
Near miss during aerobatic discovery flight
During this climb the other aircraft flew directly under my wing at a shockingly close distance. Had I not been in an aircraft with excellent climb and maneuvering performance, it could have ended very badly.
Mechanical issue causes engine troubles in RV-9
While on final the engine trouble started again but this time it was much more severe.
Bright lights pose deadly situation
This has the potential to create an EXTREMELY dangerous and possibly deadly situation.
New pilot taxiing at unfamiliar airport hits runway light
The runway light was damaged and the prop sustained damage as well. The runway light will need to be replaced, and the prop may be able to be repaired.
Training ends in forced landing in field
CFI ignores several warning flags before engine quits inflight.
Pilot mistakes service road for taxiway
Once on the roadway, I realized things were not right. At that point, I received a call from Ground telling me I was on a service road. The service road was not on the FAA airport diagram, and I saw no signs indicating it was a service road where I entered it.
Near miss at breakfast fly-in
This aircraft was not transmitting transponder or ADS-B. No radio calls, just barreling into the pattern the wrong way.
Training flight interrupted by Pilatus
I wondered why they weren’t in the Bravo instead of blasting through our practice area.