This May 2009 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: Kitfox. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Apple Valley, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot/mechanic who performed the annual inspection on […]
Failure to follow checklist puts plane in park
This May 2009 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 210. Injuries: None. Location: Seattle. Aircraft damage: Minor. What reportedly happened: During the descent for landing, the pilot did not use the checklist, […]
Premature lift off for Cessna
This May 2009 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 152. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Lumberton, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to do a soft-field takeoff. The […]
Poor approach, poor landing
This May 2009 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: None. Location: Glenburn, Maine. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a 1,900-foot grass runway. […]
Poor preflight stings pilot
This May 2009 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: Fly Baby. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Keller, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot said the airplane had not been flown […]
Poor runway selection results in crash
This May 2009 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: Taylorcraft BC12-D. Injuries: None. Location: Nome, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot was attempting to land the tailwheel airplane at […]
Pilot mistakes road for taxiway
This May 2009 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 Tomahawk Injuries: None. Location: Grangeville, Idaho. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot landed the airplane and exited the runway at […]
Windshear wrinkles Zodiac
This May 2009 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: Zodiac 601. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Greenville, Tenn. Aircraft damage: 1 Minor. What reportedly happened: The pilot obtained an abbreviated computer weather briefing before […]
Interference with rudder pedal compromises landing
This May 2009 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: Caldwell, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: During the approach the airplane drifted to the left side of […]