Probable Cause: A landing gear collapse due to a hydraulic fluid leak in the landing gear system.
Aircraft
Picture of the Day: Grandson and my Discovery flight
Jim Mauro submitted this photo and note: “My grandson Maddox, 6, and I took a Discovery flight in 2012 in a Cessna 172 out of Goldsboro, N.C. Two years later I started my private pilot flight training in Kinston, N.C., at age 71, and completed that same year. Fulfilled a long time desire. He enjoyed that and many subsequent flights with me. Best memories!”
It was an honor
14W popped into my head when I heard Textron Aviation, today’s owner of the venerable Beechcraft line, announced it will end production for both the Bonanza and Baron lines once current orders are fulfilled.
Community input needed on KRIL master plan
The plan will guide the airport for the next 20 years to “maximize airport use for the community and pilots who fly here, work here, and rely on the facility for firefighting, medical flights, or recreation,” airport officials said.
New FBO, hangar in the works for KMKC
The Kansas City Aviation Department has taken the first steps to develop the last 20 acres of available land at Kansas City Downtown Airport-Wheeler Field (KMKC).
A Pilot’s Guide to Risk and Judgment published
The new book examines how judgment can be developed in a general aviation pilot through experience, and how combining risk assessment, applied situational awareness, and scenario-based training can enhance general aviation safety.
Mooney pilot loses control while landing
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while on final approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, a loss of airplane control, and impact with terrain.
Picture of the Day: TOP flight excitement
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 takes to the skies above Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia. The pilot, Lt. Col. Shelton Davis, created a flight plan to the passenger’s workplace, East Hardy Elementary School. The passenger, Mr. Harclerode, takes advantage of his TOP (Teacher Orientation Program) flight after participating in Civil Air Patrol’s ACE (Aerospace Connection in Education) program. Mr. Harclerode got to fly over the school, waving to his students on the ground below.”
Waco UPF-7s dusted too
When insect pests threatened Oregon forests as early as 1945, another duster type, the Waco UPF-7, made the scene. If we think of the UPF-7 today as a vintage sport and training biplane dating back to 1937, its use as an agricultural aircraft comes as a surprise to many.