Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Thornton, Colo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, 41, had logged more than 18,000 hours, including 8,200 in the Cessna 182. There was no record of him obtaining a weather briefing prior to the accident flight. Weather forecasts predicted fast moving thunderstorms with high wind gusts […]
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Night flight, night crash
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee 6. Injuries: 2 Serious. Location: Bridgeport, Conn. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to regain night currency, which had lapsed two weeks before. The pilot, who was familiar with the airport, said he intended to perform three full stop landings. According to the […]
Ignoring published MAP proves fatal for two
Aircraft: Beech A36. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Charlevoix, Mich. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during an instrument approach in low IFR conditions. According to the pilot’s logbook, his most recent instrument proficiency check was completed on June 25, 2010, and at the time of the accident, the pilot had […]
Grass compromises Waco’s wing
Aircraft: Waco Classic YMF-F5C. Injuries: None. Location: Charleston, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot performed a precautionary landing in a field because he thought the engine was running rough. After the landing, he decided that the airplane was airworthy, and attempted to take off from a nearby gravel road. During the takeoff […]
Rushed pilot breaks airplane
Aircraft: Beech A36. Injuries: None. Location: El Monte, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial What reportedly happened: An avionics and flight instrument upgrade were completed on the morning of the accident. The pilot had intended to fly the airplane on a cross-country flight later in the day. This was to be the first time he had flown […]
Pilot knowingly flies malfunctioning airplane
Aircraft: Cessna T210. Injuries: 4 Fatal. Location: Armonk, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: Witnesses observed the 4,150-hour pilot doing multiple engine run-ups both on the parking ramp and at the end of the runway prior to departure. They reported that the engine initially idled rough. Shortly after takeoff from runway 34, the pilot […]
Intentional off-airport landing ends badly
Aircraft: RV-6A. Injuries: None. Location: Oakwood, Okla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was landing on a paved country road to deliver paychecks to his farm crew. During the landing roll the left wing hit a school bus sign and the plane veered off the road and into a fence. Probable cause: The […]
Poor fuel management brings down Cessna
Aircraft: Cessna 177. Injuries: None. Location: Santa Clarita, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot visually checked the fuel quantity in both tanks prior to the flight, noting the left fuel tank fuel quantity was within one inch from the filler neck, and the right fuel tank appeared to be half full. As […]
First solo, first incident
Aircraft: Remos G-3/600. Injuries: None. Location: Apoka, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot did several takeoffs and landings with his instructor prior to being signed off for solo flight. His solo takeoff and pattern were normal, but as the airplane approached the runway for the flare, it encountered a wind gust […]