NTSB’s Probable Cause Statement

We looked at details of the five accidents summarized above for this article. There are others we could have chosen, with different lessons. One thing that jumped out at us: Simple singles werent well-represented. Is that because a simple single, say, a Cessna 172, is more maneuverable and better suited to completing a circling approach than an Aerostar? Possibly. But its also possible pilots dont fly simple singles into conditions low enough to require circling as often as they do other airplanes.

Key Takeaways:

• An analysis of five accidents involving circling approaches revealed a notable underrepresentation of simple single-engine aircraft.
• This underrepresentation might be attributed to simple singles being more maneuverable for such approaches, or pilots less frequently operating them in conditions requiring circling.

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