Not many people can say they pursued their seaplane rating out of necessity, but Greg Corrado from Port Orchard, Wash., can.
Crosswind compromises Cirrus
March 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: None. Location: Winslow, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during an attempt to land in gusting winds reported as 320° at 16 knots, gusting to 27 knots.
Go-around goes bad
March 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Statesville, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The CFI and student took off from a private grass strip and climbed to 800 feet and turned to the left. The CFI reduced the power to simulate an engine out, [Read more...]
Close to home: The impact of tower closures
March 13, 2013 by 9 Comments
If you are a pilot, nothing gets your attention faster than when the FAA proposes closing local control towers.
As part of FAA budget cuts due to the sequester, agency officials notified 173 contract air traffic control towers across the country that they will be shut down on April 7. [Read more...]
Off-airport landing for Cessna 150
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: None. Location: Maury City, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: During a local flight at 500 feet AGL and about 10 miles from the departure airport, the pilot reported hearing a “pop” sound from the rear of the airplane.
Student mistake puts plane off runway
March 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Appleton, Wis. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing takeoffs. During an attempted short field takeoff, he accelerated the airplane to about 58 knots indicated airspeed when the airplane veered left.
Anti-authority attitude kills two
March 11, 2013 by 5 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Baraboo, Wis. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The non-instrument-rated student pilot departed on a 108-nautical-mile cross-country flight. He did not have an instructor’s endorsement to conduct the cross-country flight and was carrying a passenger, contrary to regulations.
Ground loop for Luscombe
March 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Luscombe 8E. Injuries: None. Location: Taunton, Mass. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: At the time of landing the wind was reported as variable from 30° to 300° gusting from 12 knots to 22 knots. The touchdown was uneventful, however, on the landing roll, [Read more...]
Landing gets away from pilot
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Waynesburg, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot checked the wind conditions prior to landing and calculated the maximum crosswind component to be 15 knots, which included wind gusts. [Read more...]
Inexperience with autopilot fatal for Cessna pilots
March 6, 2013 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 310. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Smyrna, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the technician who performed the autopilot installation and troubleshooting work on the airplane, when he accompanied the pilot on the first flight that day the pilot seemed to be unfamiliar with the autopilot operation.
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