aviation accidents

The pilot departed on a local agricultural application flight in a Grumman G-164 Ag Cat with what he believed was sufficient fuel on board for two hours of flight. He stated that he based this assumption solely on viewing the fuel quantity gauge and did not insert a stick in the fuel tank to check the fuel amount […]

The Cessna 170B pilot reported that while taxiing to his hangar at the airport in Durango, Colorado, a regional jet was stopped on the active taxiway, blocking his intended path. He radioed over the common traffic advisory frequency and asked the regional jet to “move up so he could taxi behind” so he could proceed to his […]

While taxiing as a flight of two at the airport in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the pilot of a red Beechcraft D17S stopped his airplane so that he could conduct a run-up of the engine. The pilot of a blue Beechcraft lost visual contact with the red Beechcraft while changing frequencies on his radio and hit the left aft […]

The pilot was landing at a remote, off airport site in Palmer, Alaska, in a homebuilt, tailwheel-equipped PA-18 Super Cub. He made two passes over the short strip, and while setting up to land on the third pass, he lost sight of his intended touchdown spot and landed longer than he had anticipated. After landing […]

The pilot reported that, while the Piper PA-25-235 was towing a banner about 1,100 feet mean sea level, the engine lost power. His attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. He executed a forced landing to a pasture in Galveston, Texas, during which the right wing struck a fence. The airplane then came to rest upright. The pilot […]

The pilot reported that, while the Cessna 180A was on approach and about three miles from the airport, the engine lost all power. He continued the descent while maintaining the best glide airspeed and performing the engine restart procedures, which included applying carburetor heat. Despite the pilot’s efforts, the engine would not restart, and he initiated a forced […]

The pilot said he was approaching his airstrip in Quitman, Texas, at low speed with the Eros 1650R in the landing configuration when the wind “stopped.” The airplane lost altitude and hit the top of a tree at the end of the runway. The airplane then hit the ground and nosed over. The pilot sustained serious […]

According to the student pilot, while flying en route to his home airport, the Cessna 172 sustained a bird strike to the right wing. He reported that he checked the flight controls and engine performance, and made the decision to continue the flight to his destination in Upperville, Virginia. He added that during the approach he noticed that […]

The pilot reported that during the cruise phase of a cross-country flight, the Long EZ’s oil pressure and oil temperature indicator readings dropped to zero. He decided to make a precautionary landing at an airfield in Show Low, Arizona. The airplane touched down on the runway and the right main landing gear leg fractured just above […]