I’m not saying that I am a perfect pilot by any means but this type of complacency is what causes these type of issues.
Aircraft
Pilot flies even with known problem with alternator
When returning to the airport to drop off my passenger, the electrical system failed due to what seemed like low voltage.
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.
Diamond’s door flies off plane in flight
I looked back at the door and noticed it had come slightly open. The safety latch did not appear to be holding the door closed. At around 500-600 feet AGL, just prior to turning crosswind, the rear door came off of the airplane.
Cracked cylinder ends flight early
When we removed the cowling, a crack in the third cylinder was visible and oil was dripping down onto the turbo and the exhaust.
Pilot takes off with tow bar still attached
The incident could have been avoided with a simple, final walk around the aircraft after having “ground personnel” (my son) move the airplane out of the hangar.
Pilot’s assumption leads to near miss
The 310 announced downwind for Runway YY, but in my mind I was thinking XX since everyone else was using that runway.
A near miss on the runway
My student and I were approximately 10 knots below our rotation speed when I look up and to my left and notice there is an aircraft taking off on Runway 14 and we are on a direct collision course if no action is taken by either pilot.
A valuable lesson
An encounter with wake turbulence from a B737 during an instructional flight shakes up both the student pilot and the CFI.