The Mooney M20K pilot said he was aware that the Low Intensity Runway Lights (LIRL) at his departure airport in Laurel, Maryland, were not operational when he departed on a local flight. When he returned to the airport later that night, he attempted to operate the LIRL, but only one side of the runway edge lights […]
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Loss of control on climb out brings down CH-750
The pilot reported that during initial climb out in the CH-750, just after becoming airborne, he inputted a higher than normal angle of attack and subsequently the plane stalled and rolled to the left. He was unable to recover and the airplane struck vegetation and hit the ground near Palmdale, California. Substantial damage was sustained to the […]
Simulated engine failure becomes real
The flight instructor and the student pilot departed on a local training flight in the Cessna 152. After completing maneuvers at 2,000 feet, the CFI initiated a simulated engine failure and proceeded to demonstrate the forced landing procedure to the student. He selected a field near Venice, Florida, as the forced landing location and applied carburetor […]
Fuel starvation brings down Fisher Classic during test flight
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to determine how much unusable fuel was in the experimental amateur-built airplane’s fuel tanks. The Fisher Classic took off with a full header tank and only 1 gallon of fuel in each wing tank. After takeoff, the pilot climbed to about 3,500 feet. About three miles from the airport, he […]
Piper ground loops during instructional flight
During an instructional flight in the tailwheel airplane, the student pilot and flight instructor planned to stay in the traffic pattern at the airport in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for touch and go landing practice. During the landing rollout, the Piper PA-18 started drifting to the left side of the runway. The student pilot applied a hard correction to the right […]
Cessna 206 overruns runway
The pilot made an approach for landing on Runway 35 at the airport in Kernville, California. According to airport personnel, the wind was about 170 at 25 knots, creating a tailwind component for landing. During the landing, the Cessna U206-G bounced and touched down further than normal. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the […]
Slush-covered windshield contributes to accident
The pilot reported that, after the cargo was loaded onto the Beech 58 for the night flight, he performed a contamination check, and the airplane was free of contamination. After performing the run-up checks, he activated the anti-ice systems and taxied onto the runway at the airport in Denver. He noted that air traffic control had […]
Pilot inadvertently retracts landing gear while landing
According to both the flight instructor and the pilot undergoing instruction, during the landing rollout at the airport in Phoenix, the pilot undergoing instruction inadvertently retracted the landing gear. The landing gear handle was immediately selected to down, however they felt the Piper PA-28R-201 sink to the left. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing, […]
Helicopter brought down when main drive belt fails
The pilot reported that while in cruise flight, the engine rpm of the Rotorway Executive 162F helicopter suddenly increased to the point where the rev limiter activated. At this point the helicopter was about 700 feet above ground level and the pilot performed an autorotation to a baseball field in Plymouth, Indiana. During the forced landing, […]