Preliminary Reports

At 0800 mountain time, a Cessna 182K struck a bull during takeoff from Young Airstrip. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said he had just rotated and was about six feet agl when a bull wandered onto the runway. The right main gear struck the animal. The pilot continued his flight to Payson, Ariz., where he landed uneventfully. Post-flight inspection found the right main gear box was pulled loose….

At approximately 1730 mountain time, a Cessna 421B was damaged while taxiing after landing at Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot reported the airplane had just landed and was exiting the runway when the nose wheel separated from the nose gear, causing the gear assembly to collapse….

At 1255 Pacific time, a Piper PA-28R-200 and a Piper PA-46-350P collided at the crossing points of runways 7 and 12R at the North Las Vegas Airport. The Arrow was landing on runway 12R, and the Mirage had started its takeoff roll on runway 7. The pilot in the Arrow sustained a serious injury and the pilot in the Mirage sustained a minor injury. The tower was in operation at the time, and both airplanes had received clearances….

At about 1630 Alaska time, a Piper PA-31-310 was damaged during a gear-up landing at the Yakataga airstrip. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said he encountered moderate to severe turbulence during his initial approach to the airport and did not think he was going to be able to complete the approach. The turbulence subsided as he turned from base to final, and he then concluded he would be able to land. He said he elected to fly down the turf and gravel-covered runway farther than normal to avoid a pool of standing water on the runway. As he flared the airplane slightly for landing, he felt the cabin step on the right side of the fuselage drag the runway. The pilot said he became preoccu…

At 0530 mountain time, a Beech 35 was destroyed when the pilot lost control on takeoff. The non-instrument rated pilot was killed. Radar data showed the airplane climbed to approximately 300 feet agl and disappeared. The airplane was found approximately 11 hours 30 minutes later by a motorist….

At 1958 eastern time, a Beech A36 struck the south side of Stone Mountain. The pilot was killed. The flight originated at Peachtree Dekalb Airport about 23 minutes earlier for a local flight. Witnesses said they saw the airplane circling the mountain just prior to the accident. They stated that they saw the airplane flying directly towards the mountain at just above the treetops, then they heard an explosion and observed a fireball. Stone Mountain is an enormous boulder protruding from otherwise relatively flat terrain. The accident site was about 210 feet above the surrounding terrain….

At approximately 1330 mountain time, a Beech F33A was reported missing on a flight from Mesa, Ariz., to Dallas, Texas. The pilot and passenger are presumed to have died. No flight plan was filed. Weather along the route at the time was VFR….

At 1103 eastern time, a Cessna 182T crashed while on approach to Hanscom Field, killing the pilot and passenger. The pilot was cleared for an ILS Rwy 11 approach and the pilot reported the outer marker inbound. At that point, the controller told the pilot the last two airplanes broke out at minimums. A minute later, the controller noted the airplane was not on the glideslope, gave the pilot the current altimeter setting and asked him to check his heading. Radar showed the airplane climbing and turning left. The controller asked the pilot his heading, and the pilot replied it was 330. The final approach course was 113. The controller told the pilot to execute the missed approach procedure, bu…

At approximately 1330 mountain time, a Beech A-45 (T-34) hit the ground just short of runway 34 at McCall Municipal Airport. The pilot and his passenger suffered serious injuries. The pilot said he was practicing short-field operations when he got behind another aircraft that was going very slow on final. He decreased his airspeed to avoid landing while the other aircraft was still on the runway. As he reached a point about 200 feet from the runway threshold, he inadvertently allowed the aircraft to stall onto a gravel blast pad just short of the paved surface….

At about 1835 mountain time, a Piper PA-34-220T crashed as the pilot attempted to abort the landing at Show Low Municipal Airport. The flight instructor, pilot under instruction, and pilot-rated passenger were not injured. The instructor said they conducted a simulated single-engine approach to runway 3 but the left engine was unresponsive when the pilot taking instruction applied power to make a go-around. The instructor retracted flaps and gear but the airplane continued to descend into the ground. The density altitude at the time was 9,088 feet. The runway was not the active runway at the time and was not equipped with runway lighting….