by William E. Dubois | May 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
The two shattered links of the accident chain were not adjacent, as they so often are. The first came during an otherwise diligent preflight. The second was a skipped memory item from the emergency checklist that, otherwise, would have saved the day. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before initiating a descent in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“This is an accident type we see all too often,” said AOPA’s ASI Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The pilot flew into clearly deteriorating weather conditions, untrained and unprepared to deal with them.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250403, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 25, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250403, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: Failure of the down limit and down indicator switch and the warning horn switch assemblies, which prevented the landing gear from extending and at the same time providing a false indication that the landing gear was extended. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 19, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250403, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to engage the turbocharger for takeoff and his improper decision to continue the takeoff with partial power, rather than reject the takeoff. Read...
