aviation accidents

The pilot departed with the intention of filling the Bellanca’s fuel tanks at a nearby airport before proceeding to his destination. Shortly after takeoff, he adjusted the engine controls for cruise flight and then noticed a loss of engine power. He initiated emergency procedures by switching from the right main fuel tank to the left […]

The pilot reported that while decelerating during the landing roll on a grass runway near Sunrise Beach Village, Texas, the Tango 2’s nose gear began to skid. The nose gear hit an ant hill, which resulted in a nose over and substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. After the accident, he reported that the […]

The 80-year-old pilot usually flew with his son and not by himself. On the day of the accident, he intended to fly solo around a lake in his Pietenpol Aircamper and then return to the private landing strip to pick up his son for an additional flight together. He took off from the landing strip […]

The passenger reported that, about 15 minutes after takeoff on the cross-country flight, the Cessna 175’s engine began “stalling in and out.” Although the pilot attempted to troubleshoot the issue, he could not remedy it, and selected a dirt road near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as a forced landing site. The passenger said the airplane was […]

After performing six touch-and-go maneuvers without incident, the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor contacted air traffic control and requested a climb to 3,000′ to perform a simulated engine failure and landing maneuver. The air traffic controller cleared the pilots for the maneuver and requested they report the base-to-final turn to the runway, and the […]

About 20 minutes after takeoff, the Piper PA-28’s engine experienced a total loss of power. During the off-airport forced landing near Rowesville, S.C., the right aileron was substantially damaged. A post-accident examination revealed that the fuel line between the fuel transducer and the carburetor had failed. The fuel line was installed as part of the […]

The pilot, accompanied by a flight instructor, was conducting mountainous backcountry familiarization training. The flight instructor reported they taxied about 1,000′ down the runway because the field was wet. During takeoff at a high altitude (6,370′ elevation) backcountry airstrip in Stanley, Idaho, the airplane became airborne near the end of the runway. During the initial climb, […]

The airline transport pilot reported that he was flying his experimental, amateur-built Tiger Moth about 500′ above ground level over his ranch in Decatur, Texas, when he smelled something burning. About 15 seconds later, the engine experienced a total loss of power, and the propeller stopped spinning. The airplane hit a ditch and nosed over […]

The pilot reported that, during the initial climb after takeoff in the Mini Max 1200, he noticed the controls were “loose and sloppy.” He decided to return to the airport in Batesville, Indiana, and land. During the turn back to the airport, the plane’s nose dropped, and the pilot increased back pressure on the control […]