Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a single-engine go-around. Also contributing to the accident was fuel system contamination, which resulted in detonation and a total loss of left engine power.
Maintenance
Nigerian Student Wins New Aviation Scholarship
NDT Quality Training and the Victor Kilo Fund are helping close the talent gap by awarding their first joint AMT scholarship to Samuel Eilija.
Two Seriously Injured When Hoses Improperly Installed in Experimental
Probable Cause: Improper installation of the electric-driven fuel pump inlet hoses, which resulted in a hose failure and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Plane Not Flown for 25 Years Makes Forced Landing When Insect Nest Clogs Fuel Vent Line
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a fuel vent line that was clogged by an insect nest.
Maintenance: Is Less More? Or Just Less?
Should the FAA extend annual inspection rules? Explore how changing maintenance intervals could solve mechanic shortages while reducing maintenance-induced risks.
50 Hours or Three Years
Should aircraft inspections move to a “50 hours or three years” schedule? Explore the potential benefits, economic impacts, and FAA hurdles of this proposed maintenance shift.
Another Set Of Eyes
You likely have a regular mechanic. Do you ever let another perform your annual inspection?
New Aviation Training Center Prepares For Takeoff in Southern Indiana
A partnership among Vincennes University, the Prosser Career Education Center, and Clark County Regional Airport (KJVY) in Sellersburg, Indiana, is developing the Southern Indiana Aviation Technology Center, which will be dedicated to flight training and aviation maintenance training.
FAA stays controversial Moss Interpretation after industry backlash
A coalition of 16 aviation organizations, including ARSA, AOPA, EAA, and GAMA, led a unified effort to oppose the interpretation.