by William E. Dubois | Dec 14, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221208, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
What can we learn from an accident that occurred when a pilot was landing at the airport in Spruce Pine, N.C. There are several takeaways, from plan bias to tailwinds to understanding how the slope of a runway affects an airplane’s performance. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | 20221208, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during his attempted landing and his loss of situational awareness that led to him to misidentify a pipeline field for the landing airpark. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 12, 2022 | 20221208, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Dec 11, 2022 | 20221208, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
Only one Boeing XB-15 bomber prototype was built, yet it provided the giant aircraft manufacturer with design ideas that shaped the famous B-17 and Model 314 Clipper airplanes. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 9, 2022 | 20221208, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper control of the airplane, which led to an unstabilized approach and a long landing on a runway contaminated with ice and patchy packed snow resulting in a runway excursion. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 7, 2022 | 20221208, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
A bystander’s inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running. Read More
