Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: San Antonio, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was attempting to land in gusty wind conditions. The approach was fast and the airplane bounced, then came back down in the grass next to the runway. The left wing hit a tree. The closest weather reporting […]
NTSB Accidents
High winds bring down student pilot
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Spanish Fork, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot delayed his departure because of reported high wind conditions at his planned destination airport, which was five miles away. The nearest weather reporting facility was located at that airport, and the wind reported about 32 minutes […]
VFR into IMC kills three
Aircraft: Stinson 108. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Dicken, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: At the time of the accident, the pilot had over 600 hours total time with over 200 hours in make and model. He did not have an instrument rating but had logged 3.8 hours of simulated instrument flight time. It […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Pacer
Aircraft: Piper Pacer. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Elgin, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was on a cross-country flight. While en route, a witness observed an airplane flying at a slow airspeed between 200 and 300 feet above the ground, and noted that the engine was revving up and down as if […]
Scud run brings down Cherokee
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee Six. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Fredericktown, Mo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot, 61, did not possess an instrument rating. He was last issued a medical certificate dated Sept. 27, 2007. At that time, he reported his total flight time as 2,900 hours. At the time of the accident, […]
Cessna runs out of gas
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Humnoke, Arkansas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot and two passengers were en route to their destination when the airplane’s engine surged. The pilot applied carburetor heat and engine power was restored temporarily, then surged and quit completely. The pilot performed a forced landing to a highway […]
Student pilot loses control
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Republic, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing forward slips to a landing for his private pilot checkride, which was scheduled for the following day. He had logged 130 hours, of which 39 hours was as pilot-in-command. He performed a no-flap landing and when […]
Crosswind compromises Cirrus
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: None. Location: Winslow, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during an attempt to land in gusting winds reported as 320° at 16 knots, gusting to 27 knots. The pilot stated that the approach was stabilized, but upon landing, a gust of wind lifted the airplane back into […]
Go-around goes bad
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Statesville, N.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The CFI and student took off from a private grass strip and climbed to 800 feet and turned to the left. The CFI reduced the power to simulate an engine out, and the student pilot turned back towards the grass […]