The National Public Radio show All Things Considered discussed uncontrolled airspace following the Hudson River midair from last weekend. (Read transcript or listen to FAA: Midair Collision Mirrors Other Near-Misses from Monday, August 10). Author Frank James wrote on “the two-way blog“ to follow up the radio interview. To say it was less-than-stellar is an […]
NTSB Accidents
Crosswind crimps airplane
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on ground collision with an airport sign.
Wind gust hard on taildragger
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a wind gust that ballooned the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. The wind gust was a factor.
Bounces break Cirrus
The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in porpoising and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Overloaded airplane crashes
The pilot’s inadequate performance planning and failure to abort the takeoff.
Hurried pilot damages airplane
The pilot failed to maintain directional control while taxiing after landing. A factor was the runway sign.
Wheels-down water landing kills pilot
The pilot’s failure to retract the amphibious floatplane’s landing gear during a water landing.
Power loss leads to highway landing
The pilot’s poor in-flight planning to make an off airport precautionary landing and his failure to maintain clearance from the construction equipment during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the construction equipment.
Oil loss brings plane down
The oil starvation and failure of the number one piston connecting rod and bearing that was due to the fragmentation of the number two main bearing, which then obstructed the engine oil pickup tube and restricted the flow of oil through the engine.