The Cessna 210 was on the base leg of the traffic pattern to Wenatchee, Wash., when the engine suddenly lost power. It landed hard in a nose-high attitude, and the tail cone struck the runway, resulting in damage to the aft bulkhead and lower fuselage stringer. None of the five people on board were injured. […]
aviation accidents
Crosswind catches Tri Pacer
The pilot of the Piper Tri Pacer was attempting to land on Runway 34 at Pella, Iowa, while the wind was from 290° at 7 knots, resulting in a 50° crosswind. He used a crosswind landing technique of using left aileron input and right rudder input at touchdown. Shortly after touching down, the right wing […]
Poor fuel management by Beech pilot
The pilot of the Beech Bonanza was on a cross-country flight that was supposed to take one hour and 50 minutes. At the start there were about 30 gallons of fuel in each wing tank, of which 27 gallons were usable fuel per side, which should have been enough fuel for the length of flight. […]
Banner brings down tow pilot
The pilot of the Cessna 172 was working as a banner tow pilot in New Orleans. The airplane was rigged with a grapple hook assembly. The procedure called for the pilot to capture the advertising banner with the hook, then initiate a steep climb. According to the pilot, on the first pass he missed picking up […]
Ercoupe loses propeller in flight
Approximately 40 hours before the accident the airplane had gone in for maintenance. The owner stated that the crankshaft oil seal was replaced due to an oil leak. He did not recall seeing a cotter pin ever installed on the hub nut, noting instead the use of a cadmium plated bolt and “Nyloc” nut. The […]
Kitfox stalls on approach
Witnesses on the ground stated that the Kitfox took off from Runway 27 at St. Lucie, Fla., then entered the pattern for landing. One witness noted that, during the downwind leg, the airplane was “very close in” to the runway. The witnesses said that the sky was hazy and cloudy at the time of the […]
Loose wire brings down RV-6A
The pilot noted the takeoff of the RV-6A from Spearfish, S.D., was normal, but as the airplane climbed through 6,000 feet the engine suddenly lost power. He switched on the auxiliary fuel pump and tried to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful, so he made a forced landing to a nearby pasture. The nose landing […]
Aeronca swerves on takeoff
The pilot of the Aeronca Champ and a passenger took off from a private airport in Caldewell, Idaho, with the intent of landing at a public airport some three miles away. The pilot made a short field landing on Runway 12, brought the airplane to a stop, then added power for another takeoff. As he […]
Failure to communicate kills one
The accident happened when a Highlander and a Taylorcraft were attempting to land at an airpark in Bryan, Ohio. The passenger onboard the Highlander reported that it was approaching the runway to the east when the pilot noticed the Taylorcraft landing in the opposite direction on the same runway. The Highlander pilot added full power […]