The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off after perceiving a rudder issue during taxi operations.
aviation accidents
Low pass over snow-covered runway ends with upside down 172
The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and descent rate while conducting a low pass over a snow-covered runway after encountering a downdraft and the flight instructor’s delayed action, which resulted in the wheels contacting the snow and the airplane nosing over.
Aborted landing ends with plane hitting trees
The rear seat pilot and the student pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during initial climb following an aborted landing.
Deadline for Flight Instructor Hall of Fame nominations extended
The deadline was pushed from April 1 to April 30 for nominations to the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame.
Attempt to hand prop RV-8 ends in fire
The inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box.
NTSB calls on FAA to issue AD for hazardous rudder posts on some older Pipers
The NTSB has asked the FAA to Issue an Airworthiness Directive that describes the safety risk associated with the continued use of some rudder posts made of 1025 carbon steel in some vintage PA-12s, PA-14s, and PA-18s.
Failure to follow checklist leads to crash
The pilot’s failure to complete a before landing checklist, which resulted in his delayed extension of the landing gear, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Student pilot hits parked airplane
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.
Pilot loses control on landing when landing gear bolt fractures
The fracture of the right main landing gear torque link bolt on landing, which resulted in the landing gear assembly rotating freely, the subsequent loss of directional control, and the landing gear collapsing.