The pilot reported that he applied power for night time takeoff and lifted off the runway in Ellijay, Georgia. The Cessna 150 reached a height about 5 feet above the ground. The pilot reported he could not see the runway lights and felt he was in a black hole. The airplane descended to the runway […]
NTSB Accidents
Pilot’s lack of experience leads to water ditching
The non-seaplane rated private pilot stated that his intention was to get comfortable with the Aventura II. He performed several maneuvers in the air, then seven uneventful touch-and-go water landings with half flaps extended. On the final landing attempt, he fully extended the flaps and had difficulty controlling the airplane. It bounced on the water […]
Maintenance error contributes to C206 crash
The pilot was conducting the Cessna 206’s first flight since the engine had undergone maintenance several months earlier. He reported that, after about 45 minutes of flight, he noticed that the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) had increased but that he was able to reduce the temperature by increasing the fuel flow. Shortly after, the EGT […]
Pilot fills plane with contaminated fuel
The pilot and passenger were nearing the conclusion of a local flight when the JA30 Superstol’s engine began to “sputter and run rough.” The engine momentarily ran smooth before it began to run rough a second time, followed by a total loss of power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing, and stated […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down C182
The Cessna 182 pilot was on a personal sightseeing flight when she realized she was low on fuel, and immediately diverted to an alternate airport. While enroute to the alternate airport she determined that enough fuel remained by consulting her onboard fuel computer, and elected to continue to her destination. As she approached her destination […]
Airplane’s design contributes to fatal accident
The private pilot departed with two passengers for a personal, local flight in a Wheeler Express amateur-built airplane. Air traffic control data indicate that, after departing the airport, the airplane climbed and performed several maneuvers. A review of onboard flight data revealed that the airplane then maneuvered into a nose-high attitude while in a steep, […]
Distracted pilot fails to lower landing gear
The Cessna 210 pilot began his descent in the airport traffic pattern at the airport in Duluth, Minnesota, when another airplane announced its position in the vicinity of the airport. The pilot turned his attention to the traffic and located it visually. The traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) annunciated in the proximity of the other airplane. […]
Fuel exhaustion results in bent Bellanca
The Bellanca pilot reported that while on a cross-county flight, “it appears that I ran out of fuel and was forced to land on a road nearby and adjacent to the approach end of an active runway” near Tallahassee, Florida. During the landing roll, the left wing hit a bush, and the airplane departed the road to […]
Bird strike on takeoff bends Cessna 150
During the takeoff following a touch-and-go landing at the airport in Apopka, Florida, a flight of birds flew in front of the Cessna 150 and caused a bird strike on the right side of the airplane. The pilot aborted the takeoff, landed on the runway, and was unable to stop as he reported there was “no […]