by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 12, 2022 | 20220106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s improper decision to attempt an off-airport departure from rough terrain without inspecting the takeoff area, which resulted in a collision with a shallow rut during takeoff and the nose landing gear collapsing. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 10, 2022 | 20220106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a runway with icy patches, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 8, 2022 | Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, NTSB, Video
A new video from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute gives an analysis of the Dec. 27, 2021, crash of a Learjet air ambulance flight that crashed in a neighborhood in El Cajon, California. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 7, 2022 | 20220106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The failure of the tailwheel attachment tube during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and the left main landing gear collapsing. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | 20220106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The airplane hydroplaning while landing on a wet runway, which degraded its braking capability and resulted in a runway overrun onto grass and mud and the nose landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 3, 2022 | 20220106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s poor preflight planning, during which he failed to verify the proper procedure to activate the runway lights; his inability to locate the airport without lighting; and the airplane’s subsequent low-fuel state as he circled looking for the airport,...
