Aircraft: Mooney M20R. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Cypress, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing landings. He realized that he had touched down too far down [Read more...]
Seat position leads to accident
January 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Meeker, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to taxi to the runway. [Read more...]
Wind gust catches taildragger
January 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 180. Injuries: None. Location: Helena, Mont. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a training flight. [Read more...]
Pilot loses control in IFR conditions
January 22, 2013 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The private instrument-rated pilot had logged approximately 388 hours, including 21 hours of actual instrument experience. He was practicing instrument approaches at the time of the crash.
Failure to set altimeter results in off-airport landing
January 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Clarendon, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land at night. He saw the airport’s rotating beacon but was unable to activate the runway lights.
Get home-itis kills three
January 17, 2013 by 4 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Adrian, Ore. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: According to family members, the 133-hour pilot and his two passengers, both relatives of the pilot, departed Nampa Municipal Airport in Idaho en route to Portland, Oregon, to attend a memorial service and a funeral.
Cessna creased by crosswind
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: None. Location: Crestview, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in a crosswind. The winds [Read more...]
Hand-propped airplane escapes pilot
January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Piper Turbo Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Meadview, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that he had shut down the engine on a remote dirt airport to inspect the tires before takeoff. When he attempted to restart the engine, he determined that the battery was insufficiently charged, [Read more...]
Fast taxi leads to fire
January 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: None. Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, ATC instructed him to taxi from the FBO to the runway. After reaching the runway, [Read more...]
Bad landing, bad news for student pilot
January 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Lebanon, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. After the third landing he thought the airplane’s left main tire felt flat, [Read more...]
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