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Cessna 180 Skywagon Warrenton, Georgia Injuries: 1 The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a private, 950-ft-long turf airstrip. The airplane was high during the first two attempts to land, and the pilot initiated a go-around each time. During the third attempt, the airplane was traveling too fast, and it touched down near […]

Titan T51 Valkaria, Florida Injuries: 1 Serious The pilot stated that, shortly after takeoff on a local test flight of the experimental, amateur-built airplane, the engine surged, with a corresponding fuel pressure fluctuation. Because the engine was developing partial power, he elected to return to the airport for landing, but while on the base leg […]

Cessna 172 Hawk XP Chesaning, Michigan Injuries: 1 Fatal The pilot departed on a personal flight about 10 minutes before the accident. According to a witness, the pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings at the airport when the engine “cut out” and the airplane went “straight down.” Two other witnesses described a steep bank or a […]

Piper PA23 Aztec Milton, Florida Injuries: 1 The pilot/owner was conducting a no-flap landing in the multiengine airplane. The pilot stated that the left main landing gear brake failed on rollout, and the airplane then overran the end of the 3,701-foot-long runway. The left wing struck part of the runway’s lighting system, which resulted in […]

Across 1 DA50 RG makers 5 Confusing pilot moniker  8 The UK’s mainline carrier, abbr. 9 First two letters for the 328  10 Popular material for use in aircraft bodies, 2 words 12 Dangerous build-up on a plane’s exterior surfaces 13 Designation of an area for military traffic only, abbr. 14 It measures atmospheric pressure […]

Piper PA-31 Navajo Leesburg, Florida Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious The pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were flying from their home located at a residential airpark, where no fuel services were available, to an airport located about 37 nautical miles away. Shortly after departing on the flight, the passenger queried the pilot when she noticed […]

Kaufmann Vans RV-10 Las Vegas, Nevada Injuries: 2 The pilot, who was also the owner and builder of the airplane, reported that, while on short final, he lost elevator control and was unable to control the airplane’s pitch. The pilot continued the landing, but he was unable to flare the airplane, which resulted in a […]

Bellanca Viking San Saba, Texas Injuries: 1 The student pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he was in cruise flight when he ran out of fuel in the right fuel tank and the airplane’s engine lost all power. He attempted to get the engine restarted but could not. The student pilot subsequently […]

How about this? Among the loudest “buzz” at Aero Friedrichshafen 2022 was the introduction of turbine engines on Light-Sport Aircraft. At least three well-known LSA producers are experimenting with turbines. OK, I know turbines are not allowed on present-day LSA. Could that be changing as Mosaic slowly works its way through the FAA? We won’t […]

Champion 7FC Georgetown, Delaware Injuries: 1 While about 10 feet above the runway during landing, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind that pushed it to the right of the runway centerline while banking it to the right. The pilot responded by applying left rudder and full engine power to initiate a go-around. […]