Somatogravic: All Was Well for a Pilot, and Then It Suddenly Wasn’t
Illusion can occur during rapid acceleration and deceleration in flight.
Illusion can occur during rapid acceleration and deceleration in flight.
In this fatal accident case, it really was a doctor, and it really was a Bonanza.
A deteriorating situation in the air can quickly become an emergency for a pilot.
Pilot might reasonably have considered a thorough preflight inspection unnecessary after such a brief stop.
Never doubting that the airplane was safe, the two men embarked on a lunch flight.
For an expert pilot, this new toy did not turn out to be child’s play.
Unfamiliarity with an airplane’s fuel system proved to be fatal.
A Cessna 140 proved to be a goose among swans in a flock of dedicated STOL.
Van’s RV-4 accident presents a tragic case study of the stall-spin scenario.
Fatal Saratoga accident shows that some destinations aren’t worth making.