This October 2010 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 120. Injuries: None. Location: Falls Village, Conn. Aircraft damage: Substantial What reportedly happened: The pilot was repositioning the tail-wheeled airplane from a 720-foot […]
NTSB Accidents
Bad flare bends Piper
This October 2010 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 Arrow Injuries: None. Location: Cambridge, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A CFI was giving instruction to a commercial pilot, who was […]
Brakes break plane
This October 2010 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 Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Pahrump, Nev. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot had recently purchased the tailwheel-equipped airplane and was practicing […]
Corrosion leads to crack up
This October 2010 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 Saratoga. Injuries: None. Location: Waterloo, Iowa. Aircraft damage: None. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to take off and noticed that the […]
Carb ice brings down Dakota
This October 2010 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 Dakota. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Dorrington, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: While the airplane was level at 15,000 feet in instrument […]
Piper vs. Bambi
This October 2010 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: Titutsville, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to […]
Clutch failure brings down homebuilt
This October 2010 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: BD-5. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Burlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. […]
Poor pre-flight leads to fuel exhaustion
This October 2010 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: Portland, Ore. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Prior to flight, the pilot looked inside the fuel tanks and […]
GA accident rate falls slightly as flight hours increase
The recently released Nall Report, a review of general aviation safety, shows that flight activity increased in 2010, while accident rates showed little change from previous years. Prepared by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute, the 22nd edition of the Joseph T. Nall Report is based on data from 2010, the last […]