The Aviat Aircraft A1B pilot reported that after touchdown on a grass airstrip in LaGrange, Wyo., the landing roll was normal for about 100 feet, but then the plane came to an abrupt stop, like it had hit something. It nosed over, substantially damaging the rudder and wings and minor injuries to the pilot. The […]
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Pilot lands on closed runway
The Taylorcraft BC-65 pilot instructed the runway repair technicians at the airport in Fallston, Md., to move their equipment so that he could depart from the closed runway that was NOTAM’d. He then took off downwind. Later, he returned and the technicians were surprised when the airplane “committed” to landing downwind on the closed runway. […]
Prop pin failure leads to forced landing
The RV-8 pilot reported that, during cruise flight, he felt a sustained vibration, which he thought was from the engine or propeller, and that the airplane then started to slow down. He made a forced landing to the desert near Wickenburg, Ariz., and the plane came to rest on its nose, which caused substantial damage. […]
Safety seminar on ATC in the GA environment planned
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is presenting a seminar regarding air traffic control in the general aviation environment Dec. 12 at the NTSB’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from local FAA Air Traffic Controllers, who will discuss policies and procedures important for pilots to understand […]
Foot stuck under rudder pedal contributes to crash
The Cessna 182Q pilot reported that after landing in Braggadocio, Mo., with an eight mph crosswind, his left foot became lodged under a rudder pedal. The plane drifted off the runway pavement. He was unable to correct because of the soft turf condition. The nose landing gear subsequently dug into the ground and the plane […]
Skydiving formation flight ends in crash
A Cessna 182L, the lead airplane, and a Cessna 185F, the trail airplane, collided during a formation skydiving flight in Superior, Wis., resulting in one minor injury. Both pilots flew the airplanes in a rectangular pattern until they reached the jump altitude of 12,700 feet mean sea level. The 182 pilot established a jump heading […]
Fuel exhaustion fatal for two
As the Beech C90 was descending toward its destination airport, the pilot reported to an air traffic controller en route that he needed to change his destination to a closer airport because the airplane was low on fuel. The controller advised him to land at an airport that was four miles away near Springdale, Ark. […]
Documents, video available from NTSB forum on Loss of Control in GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has released the public docket associated with its Oct. 14 forum, Humans and Hardware: Preventing General Aviation Inflight Loss of Control. The docket contains 38 documents. In addition, the NTSB made available new links to the video archive of the forum and through the NTSB Youtube channel so that pilots […]
Flight into IMC kills two
The non-instrument-rated private pilot departed on a cross-country flight in the Cessna T310R without obtaining a weather briefing from a flight service station or the Direct User Access Terminal System, and he did not communicate with air traffic control during the flight. Existing weather advisories for instrument flight rules conditions along the intended route of […]