This July 2008 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: Metaline Falls, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that upon arriving at his intended destination […]
Low altitude, steep bank fatal combination
This July 2008 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: Lancair IV-P. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hollywood, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated pilot, who had logged 1,255 hours, was the […]
Student no match for wind gust
This July 2008 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: Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar. Injuries: None. Location: Arlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The winds at the time of the accident were from 280° […]
Engine problem brings down Ag Cat
This July 2008 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: Grumman Ag Cat. Injuries: None. Location: Stotesbury, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: About one hour after takeoff the engine lost power. The […]
Botched go-around kills two
This July 2008 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: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Middletown, R.I. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI, a student pilot and the student […]
Low-altitude stall proves fatal
This July 2008 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: Talon XP. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Cleveland, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 225 total hours of flight experience, […]
Crosswind bends Beech
This July 2008 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: Beech Sundowner. Injuries: None. Location: Schaumburg, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing landings in a crosswind. Several went well, […]
Bambi takes out a Mooney
This July 2008 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: Mooney M20K. Injuries: None. Location: Howell, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to takeoff from a rural airport at […]
Water landing goes awry
This July 2008 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: STOL UC-1 Twin Bee. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Bunnell, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The CFI and student pilot were practicing touch […]