NTSB Reports: January 2016

A pilot reported hearing a Mayday call from another airplane, stating that the engine had failed and he was attempting to land on the east side of a canal. No further communications were received from the accident airplanes pilot.

Key Takeaways:

• A significant number of incidents involved partial or total loss of engine power, leading to forced landings, ditching, or crashes.
• Multiple fatal accidents resulted from pilots losing control, particularly during instrument approaches in challenging weather conditions or due to issues like an unresponsive autopilot.
• Several aircraft sustained substantial damage due to various landing incidents, including runway excursions, nose gear collapses, and aborted landings.
• The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) was deployed in two separate engine-failure events, successfully mitigating injuries despite the aircraft sustaining substantial damage.

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