KAVQ is a very busy airport, with aircraft of widely varying performance. On my approach this day, a Phenom departed, several light aircraft were in closed traffic doing touch and goes, a Cessna 421 was waiting to depart, and another aircraft was inbound on the RNAV 12 approach.
Aviation Safety Reporting System
Confused student loses control while landing
I remember feeling confused because I was halfway through the procedures for a touch-and-go and halfway through the procedures for a go around.
Pilot experiences in-flight electrical fire
The acrid smell of an electrical fire was evident even though I didn’t see any flames.
When a loud cracking noise is a good thing…
My student forced the nose trim wheel downwards to get some nose up trim action and we heard a loud snapping or cracking noise. After the noise, the trim wheel operated normally.
Pilot experiences severe pain when CO enters cockpit
I was in constant communication with my student. I told him to listen to me to make sure I was making sense when I was talking just in case I started succumbing to the “CO” without knowing I was.
Lack of proper communication leads to near-miss
This incident highlights the absolute necessity for proper radio communications at all times, even at so-called uncontrolled airports.
Engine fails during first flight after maintenance
Atmospheric conditions were conducive for carb ice development, however actual cause of failure has not yet been determined.
Lucky to be alive
As I continued to search for the traffic, an aircraft appeared at my 12 o’clock at extremely close range and my altitude head on. I had little to no time to react but attempted to push forward and descend and avoid a collision. But my aircraft and the conflict traffic collided head on.
Near miss in the pattern
As we accelerated for takeoff, we see the Caravan coming straight towards us from the departure end of the runway. Right as we lift off, I make a left turn to side step the runway and we see the Caravan pass by right underneath us.