aviation accidents

The private pilot had logged 212 hours, including 40 in the Piper Arrow. Two witnesses reported seeing an airplane matching the description of the Piper Arrow flying in the area of the departure airport at very low altitudes about 90 minutes before the accident near Norfolk, Neb. One witness described the flight profile as similar […]

The pilot of the Waco YKS-7 was attempting to land in a crosswind at Rialto, Calif. The airplane swerved during the landing roll and the pilot applied the brakes to regain directional control. The airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot and passenger were not injured. […]

A flight instructor and student were practicing short field landings in a Cirrus SR22 at the airport in Milledgville, Ga. When the airplane was about 20 feet above the ground and on final approach, the airspeed suddenly decreased. The student pilot applied full engine power. The airplane yawed to the left, then hit the ground […]

The pilot of the Cessna 172 entered the traffic pattern at a residential airpark in Davis, W.Va. He was concerned about the houses located near the runway, so he approached the 3,000-foot runway higher and faster than he normally would. As a result, the airplane touched down near the runway mid-point. When he realized that he […]

The pilot of the Cessna 182 was practicing touch-and-go landings at the airport in Colorado Springs. He was on his sixth approach when the tower air traffic controller requested that he do a short approach. The pilot stated that he was landing with full flaps, and the wind was 180° at 5 knots gusting to […]

The pilot of the Cessna 152 and a passenger were returning to their home airport at the conclusion of a cross-country flight. The pilot elected to perform a simulated loss of engine power and subsequent practice approach to a farm field. During the approach, the airplane descended to about the height of the irrigation system […]

The 81-year-old pilot had recently purchased an Alon A2. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot had not flown on a regular basis for the better part of 20 years prior to the acquisition of the Alon. He underwent a flight review and, according to the flight instructor who conducted the flight review, […]

The pilot of the Cessna 175 reported that upon arrival at his destination in Albuquerque, N.M., he realized there were dust devils in the vicinity, but didn’t think they would be a factor during the approach and landing. He made the landing and was taxiing slowly on a taxiway when he saw a dust devil […]

The pilot of the Cessna 210 and a passenger were attempting to land at Corvallis, Ore., at the end of a cross-country flight. As the airplane was approaching the non-towered airport, the pilot announced his position and his intention to conduct a straight-in approach to Runway 35. The landing was normal. During the landing roll, […]