Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Republic, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing forward slips to a landing for his private pilot checkride, which was scheduled for the following day.
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.
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...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is preparing short videos about five safety alerts for general aviation covering the most frequent types of GA accidents. The videos will be available this spring and feature regional air safety investigators sharing their experiences and observations of the various accidents they investigate.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will meet today to consider five Safety Alerts aimed at reducing the number of general aviation accidents. A Safety Alert is a brief information sheet that pinpoints a particular safety issue and offers practical remedies to address the hazard.
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.
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.
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...]
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...]
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