Maintenance personnel’s failure to follow the avionics installation guidance for the oil pressure sensor, which resulted in the high-cycle fatigue failure of a line, oil starvation, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the airplane.
Aircraft
Picture of the Day: Cessna sun rays
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna making a turn to final in a cloudy sunset.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Sailplane vs. glider
Kenny, a flight instructor in Florida, asks: What’s the difference between a sailplane and a glider?
How does being hot and thirsty affect my flying?
In the newest video in the FAA’s Pilot Minute series, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, covers the physiological impacts of dehydration on flying, and offers several suggestions for mitigation.
Wright State University launches aviation degree
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio — hometown to Orville and Wilbur Wright — is launching a new aviation program.
Aviation battery line introduced
magniX has introduced Samson, an aviation battery line.
Picture of the Day: Seeing double
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The West Virginia Wing’s Civil Air Patrol planes sitting next to each other at Grant County Airport in Petersburg.”
Windy and wonderful
A STOL competition, RC flying, civilian and military performers all came together for the 2024 Moses Lake Air Show in Washington.
Video: A-10 demonstration flight
The video shows the team preparing the blacksnake Thunderbolt II for a practice show.