by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 14, 2021 | 20210909, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to install the engine oil filler cap before the first flight of the day; his subsequent failure to conduct a preflight check before the accident flight, which resulted in his failure to note that the cap was not installed; and his improper...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 10, 2021 | 20210909, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s decision to abort a go-around with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane, which resulted in a loss of control, runway excursion and impact with a concrete barrier. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | #Aircraft, 20210909, Aviation News, Briefings, D-Day Squadron, General Aviation, News
A new film, “Into Flight Once More,” tells the stories World War II veterans, crews, and the reenactment of “Operation Overlord,” the code name for the Battle of Normandy, which took place on June 6, 1944. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | 20210909, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The passenger’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll without being instructed to do so by the pilot. Read...
by Ben Sclair | Sep 6, 2021 | 20210909, Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Touch & Go
Eating a meal or looking out the window using binoculars without thinking about losing directional control is the genesis of the Auto Yoke Project idea. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 6, 2021 | 20210909, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a low pass, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Read...
