by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 19, 2021 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation Fuel, Aviation News, FBO, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
Shortly after takeoff, I noticed that the pilot side fuel cap had departed from the airplane and fuel was coming out of the wing at a tremendous rate. Fearing a severe weight imbalance, I Identified as an emergency and returned to land without further incident or...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 14, 2021 | Airports, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
I was pretty impressed with myself that I got stopped in time to quickly dart into the FBO, landing in a record short distance. Unfortunately for me, they have changed the procedures at SMO since the last time I was there. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 12, 2021 | ASRS Reports, ATC, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
Combine a short-staffed tower, very busy airspace, and the result is a near miss and a controller meltdown. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 9, 2021 | ASRS Reports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
After reaching rotation speed, I observed the airport vehicle cross the runway in front of me. It appeared he was playing chicken. I considered rejecting the takeoff but could not be certain the power changes and braking would help avoid the collision. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 28, 2021 | ASRS Reports, Aviation News, General Aviation
Since I had cut off the PA28, I figured the only possibility was that I had turned into my crosswind turn too early. However, I was confused about this as the PA28 had reported being on crosswind at least a full minute before I had even started my crosswind turn, and...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 23, 2021 | ASRS Reports, Aviation News, General Aviation
I kept searching for the plane, climbing away from their flight path during this time, but even so, the traffic system indicated that we came within 100 vertical feet of each other. Read...
