Aircraft: Christen Eagle II. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: San Angelo, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to an aerobatic flight instructor, the commercial pilot, who had logged 606 hours, had received 0.9 hours of dual aerobatic instruction from him in a Pitts S-2B airplane in 2009. No additional aerobatic instruction was noted in […]
aviation accidents
Alcohol and IMC bad combination
Aircraft: Cessna 310. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: McComb, Miss. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The 3,500-hour pilot, age 52, and two passengers arrived at the airport about 3:20 a.m. after going to a bar. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file an instrument flight rules flight plan. IFR conditions prevailed at […]
Crosswind compromises Cirrus
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: South Bend, Ind. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in winds from 300° at 15 knots with gusts to 24 knots. A witness on the ground stated that the airplane was being “bounced around” by the wind gusts and that it “stalled […]
Hard landing injures three
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 3 Serious. Location: Ridgely, Maryland. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI and two commercial pilots departed on a training flight to practice maneuvers in preparation for the commercial pilots’ CFI practical tests. The pilot receiving instruction entered the traffic pattern and configured the plane to perform a power-off approach […]
Engine failure on takeoff kills two
Aircraft: Lancair 360. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Chesapeake, Va. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was taking his sister on a short flight. According to witnesses on the ground, the airplane took off and was beyond the departure end of the runway at an altitude of about 200 to 300 feet when the […]
Nose gear fails on Cessna
Aircraft: Cessna 310. Injuries: None. Location: Sanford, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A flight instructor and private pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. While retracting the landing gear, they heard a loud bang. The gear-up light illuminated, indicating that all three landing gears were retracted and the gear doors were closed. The instructor concluded […]
Gust gets student pilot
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: San Antonio, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was attempting to land in gusty wind conditions. The approach was fast and the airplane bounced, then came back down in the grass next to the runway. The left wing hit a tree. The closest weather reporting […]
High winds bring down student pilot
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Spanish Fork, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot delayed his departure because of reported high wind conditions at his planned destination airport, which was five miles away. The nearest weather reporting facility was located at that airport, and the wind reported about 32 minutes […]
VFR into IMC kills three
Aircraft: Stinson 108. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Dicken, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: At the time of the accident, the pilot had over 600 hours total time with over 200 hours in make and model. He did not have an instrument rating but had logged 3.8 hours of simulated instrument flight time. It […]