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.
GA accidents fall slightly in 2011
January 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
According to just-released statistics from the National Transportation Safety Board, there was a slight drop in general aviation fatalities in 2011.
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...]
Texas Tech researcher seeks help with NTSB survey
January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A doctoral candidate at Texas Tech University is researching how general aviation accident reports released by the NTSB and the retelling of those events influence aviation safety.
Distracted pilot flips floatplane
January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 206. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Stanwood, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot, 55, held multiple ratings, including Airline Transport Pilot. He had logged more than 4,200 hours, including 474 hours in seaplanes. [Read more...]
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