The pilot’s inability to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in mountainous terrain due to gusty wind conditions and lee side turbulence.
Fuel mismanagement leads to forced landing
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during approach.
Magneto failure leads to accident
A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the left idler gear.
Poor approach results in collision
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked airplane during the landing flare.
Failure to switch tanks bad move
The pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply.
Bad bounce bends Ercoupe
The pilot’s improper flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing.
Gear fails from fatigue
Total failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly. Contributing factors in this accident were worn parts in the landing gear retraction/extension assembly, and mechanical binding of the extension assembly.
Lost student makes emergency landing
The student pilot’s poor management of the flight and attempted precautionary landing in unsuitable terrain, which resulted in damage to the airplane during the landing.
The Hudson River Conga Line
Submitted by Arthur G. Allen, Commissioner, Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission Those of us who have flown the so called “VFR Corridor” through the New York Airspace, often looking up at the skyscrapers, have had the flying thrill of a life time. I believe that pilots who have flown the Hudson River at the prescribed altitude know […]