Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Gaithersburg, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot, who was attempting to land, made the approach five knots faster than normal because of a headwind.
Drugs, poor health contribute to fatal accident
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: American Champion 8GCBC. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Bremerton, Wash. Aircraft damage: 1 Fatal.
What reportedly happened: The pilot, 74, held an airline transport pilot certificate with an instrument rating. [Read more...]
Electrical failure leads to gear-up landing
November 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Piper Arrow. Injuries: None. Location: Spring Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: Shortly after takeoff, the airplane experienced an electrical failure. [Read more...]
GA continues on NTSB most wanted list
November 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation continues on the ‘‘10 most wanted” list issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, but GA organizations point out strides made in advancing the safety rate.
Engine failure on takeoff results in four fatalities
November 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Piper Seminole. Injuries: 4 Fatal. Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The commercial pilot’s most recent flight in a multi-engine airplane was about one year before the accident. He had a total of 298.2 hours of which 46.7 hours were in multi-engine aircraft. He was flying with an instructor at the time of the accident.
Wind gust bends LSA
November 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: FlightDesign CTSW. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Fullerton, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was practicing landings, aborted the first two approaches because the airplane was too high and fast. On the third landing, he descended to about 10 feet over the runway, when a gust of wind [Read more...]
Currency flight ends with crash
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Theodore, Ala. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a night currency flight in marginal VFR conditions. The 164-hour pilot did not file a flight plan or obtain a weather briefing prior to departure from an airport in a sparsely populated area.
Unsecured load results in flat spin
November 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Mooney 20R. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hollister, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot departed for an 11-hour ferry flight across the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft had been outfitted with a ferry fuel system in the form of a 238-gallon collapsible bladder tank located in the cabin behind the pilot’s seat, above the rear seat pans.
Over-water approach ends badly
November 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Piper Malibu. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Destin, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated pilot m who had logged 407 hours, was attempting to execute a GPS approach over water at night. The published minimums for the GPS approach were 460-foot ceiling and one-mile visibility.
Clogged fuel filter brings down Tiger
November 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Grumman Tiger. Injuries: None. Location: Navada, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane was at cruise flight at 3,000 feet when the engine sputtered and lost power. Attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful, so the pilot made a forced landing in a plowed field.
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