According to the pilot, the Aeronca 65 was fueled the day prior to the accident and flown 246 miles. Prior to the accident flight, which was 213 miles, he added approximately two gallons of fuel to the main fuel tanks, which provided about 13 total gallons of fuel on board for the flight. While enroute […]
aviation accidents
Crosswind contributes to RV-12 crash
During the landing flare to a private field, the RV-12 encountered a crosswind from the southwest. The wind pushed the airplane to the north and it landed prematurely on a high berm located to the north of the runway in Hatley, Wis. The landing gear collapsed and the airplane was damaged by the post-impact fire. […]
Large wave hits Lake
According to the Lake LA-4 pilot, he made a pass over a lake near Monticello, Ky., in search of a landing site with the least amount of boat traffic. After an uneventful water landing, he began to water taxi the airplane. He and his passenger then noticed a large wave approaching at a 45° angle […]
Failure to follow SB results in emergency landing
According to the pilot, he departed for a flight to his home base airport. While the Ercoupe 415-D was climbing through 200 feet above ground level, the engine began to run roughly. While he was attempting to turn back toward the airport in Beaver Falls, Pa., the engine experienced a total loss of power. He […]
Stall/spin ends fatally
The Cessna 170B pilot departed a remote, off-airport site near Glennallen, Alaska, to search for a moose he had shot earlier in the day. A witness observed the airplane perform a series of low-altitude maneuvers before flying by his location about 80 to 100 feet above the ground. The airplane then began a left turn, […]
Plane hits gopher holes
The pilot landed the RANS S-6ES at a private airstrip near Mullen, Neb., where the airplane contacted gopher mounds and soft ground. The nose landing gear collapsed, the airplane nosed over, and it sustained substantial empennage damage. The NTSB determined the probable cause as the gopher holes and soft terrain the airplane encountered, which resulted […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Cessna 182
The Cessna 182 departed from a private airport that did not have fuel available for purchase. The pilot elected to refuel while en route to his destination instead of other airports located near the departure airport. The pilot further reported that upon reaching the airport that he intended to refuel at, he found it was […]
Stinson ground loops
According to the pilot, he was completing a local sightseeing flight in his Stinson 108 with friends near Lawrenceville, Ga. The weather was “clear and calm.” He was cleared for a three-mile straight in approach to Runway 7. Following a normal, stabilized approach, a “small bounce” occurred after the initial touchdown. The airplane deviated to […]
Go-around goes bad
During a practice touch-and-go landing in the Cessna 172 in Deer Valley, Ariz., the student pilot did not properly maintain runway alignment during the landing flare. The flight instructor took control of the plane as the wheels touched down on the runway, and attempted a go-around. However, during the go-around, the CFI did not retract […]