by Janice Wood | Feb 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220203, aviation insurance, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, Pilots
As pilots get older, insurance coverage for their airplanes gets more expensive and — sometimes — impossible to find. What’s behind that and why isn’t it age discrimination? An insurance expert gives the industry’s take on what’s going on. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 16, 2022 | 20220203, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and descent rate while conducting a low pass over a snow-covered runway after encountering a downdraft and the flight instructor’s delayed action, which resulted in the wheels contacting the snow...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 14, 2022 | 20220203, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The rear seat pilot and the student pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during initial climb following an aborted landing. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 11, 2022 | 20220203, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 9, 2022 | 20220203, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to complete a before landing checklist, which resulted in his delayed extension of the landing gear, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 7, 2022 | 20220203, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane. Read...
