This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Vagabond. Injuries: None. Location: Edwardsburg, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tanks were about half full during his preflight inspection. [Read more...]
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: de Havilland Beaver. Injuries: None. Location: Renton, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot performed a preflight inspection and then taxied from the seaplane base to the departure area. He encountered heavy rain during taxi, with wind out of the south between four to six knots.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Mathias, W.Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was near the end of a two-hour cross-country in IFR conditions. He was flying a holding pattern around the initial approach fix and waiting for the weather conditions at the destination airport to improve.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 172RG. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Tulsa, Okla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the CFI, the landing gear was lowered during slow flight, then retracted. When the pilots returned to the airport and lowered the landing gear in preparation for landing, flames erupted from under the instrument panel and the carpet on the floor caught fire.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Sweetwater, Tenn. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The private pilot had logged 329.6 hours, of which 24 were logged as simulated instrument conditions. There was no actual instrument experience and the pilot did not have an instrument rating.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: White Sulphur Springs, Mont. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot planned to land in an open field in front of a friend’s mountain cabin. [Read more...]
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Chatsworth, Ga. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: A private pilot and CFII filed an IFR flight plan. The pilot calculated a fuel burn rate of nine gallons per hour. Approximately two hours and 30 minutes after departure, the pilot canceled his IFR flight plan with the ATC without giving a reason and changed his destination airport. One minute later, he reported engine failure.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Marlboro, Mass. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot said the 1,659-foot runway was the shortest runway he had ever attempted to land on.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Houston, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The airplane had just taken off and was at an altitude of 250 feet above ground when oil began to spray onto the windshield and the oil pressure dropped.
This September 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Globe Swift. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Clyo, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were departing from a grass runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. According to the pilot, the engine lost power after takeoff.
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