Aircraft: RANS S12. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was conducting an off-airport precautionary landing due to an unanticipated gusting wind and turbulence.
Bad landing, worse go-around
April 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Millville, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was on a flight with two pilot-rated passengers, was practicing a no-flap landing. [Read more...]
Inflight fire for RV-10
April 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: RV-10. Injuries: None. Location: Minford, Ohio. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The experimental, amateur-built airplane was in the Phase 1 flight test phase and had accumulated about four hours flight time when the accident occurred.
Inadequate flare, hard landing
April 21, 2013 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Bar Harbor, Maine. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was undergoing a flight review at the time of the accident. During the approach to landing he used 20° of flaps and attempted to side-slip the airplane.
Carb icing suspected in engine failure
April 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Lancair 320. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Temple Bar, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at 5,500 feet MSL when he decided to descend to 3,500 feet MSL to avoid a layer of haze ahead.
Hard landing bends Cessna
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 177. Injuries: None. Location: Columbia, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, he flew a normal approach, but during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind.
Worn mags bring down Cessna
April 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 177RG. Injuries: None. Location: Gila Bend, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, while the airplane was in cruise flight he heard a loud noise from the engine compartment, followed by an immediate loss of engine power.
Poor go-around for student pilot
April 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Park Falls, Wis. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: According to the student pilot, the airplane was on final approach when it encountered unexpected wind. [Read more...]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Cherokee
April 14, 2013 by 11 Comments
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: San Angelo, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was on the second leg of a cross-country flight when the engine lost power.
Lack of IFR proficiency kills four
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Beech Baron. Injuries: Four fatal. Location: Topeka, Kan. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The private pilot, who held multi-engine and instrument ratings, had logged 438 hours, including 11 hours in actual instrument conditions. However, since passing his initial instrument proficiency check on Nov. 10, 2010, he had logged just 0.7 hours of instrument time.
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