This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Arrow Injuries: None. Location: Cambridge, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI was giving instruction to a commercial pilot, who was […]
aviation accidents
Brakes break plane
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Pahrump, Nev. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot had recently purchased the tailwheel-equipped airplane and was practicing […]
Carb ice brings down Dakota
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Dakota. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Dorrington, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: While the airplane was level at 15,000 feet in instrument […]
Piper vs. Bambi
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Titutsville, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to […]
Clutch failure brings down homebuilt
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: BD-5. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Burlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. […]
Poor pre-flight leads to fuel exhaustion
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Portland, Ore. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Prior to flight, the pilot looked inside the fuel tanks and […]
Airplane collides with powerline
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Zenair CH701 Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Lonsdale, Minn. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot departed from his private airstrip with a passenger […]
Poor approach for Pacer pilot
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Valley, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot elected to land in a recently mowed field at […]
Relying on NEXRAD data proves fatal for pilot
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Aiken, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: There was no record of the pilot, who did not […]