Search Results for: Cessna 172

Preliminary Reports

NTSB Preliminary Reports

December 1, 2005, Raymond, Miss.
Piper PA-30
At 1357 Central time, the airplane was destroyed on impact with terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from Runway 30 at the William John Bell Airport, (M16). The Instrument-rated Commercial pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was intended as a ferry flight to have required maintenance performed. Visual conditions prevailed. All aircraft components of the 1964-vintage airplane were original equipment on the aircraft since new and showed a total time according to the logbooks of 5123 hours. Several witnesses reported hearing abnormal engine sounds during the takeoff. At approximately 100 feet…

Squawk Box

Squawk Box: 02/06

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.

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Aeronca 7AC
Cracked Wing Spar
A submitter states, The aft righthand spar has a longitudinal crack on the lower end. The crack is located at the strut attach point. (This) spar also shows signs of rotting-inboard of the crack area. No description of this crack or dimensions was provided, nor was there an included part number for the spar.Part Total Time: 4138.1 hours.

Beechcraft Model A-36 Bonanza
Imploded Tip Tank
The airplane was fitted with Osborne Inc. auxiliary fuel tip tanks. The righthand tank (p/n 55000-105) imploded, prob…

Features

Turnbacks Reconsidered

If an engine quits on takeoff, where you go is less important than how you arrive. A straight-ahead landing remains the best low-risk option.

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Top Five IFR Errors

The NTSBs improper IFR category covers a host of pilot errors. Heres our top five list of common IFR mistakes and how you can avoid making them.

Preliminary Reports

NTSB Preliminary Reports

October 1, 2005, Greenwater, Wash.
Cessna 150D
The airplane was destroyed and its sole occupant, a non-Instrument-rated Private pilot, received minor injuries on impacting terrain at approximately 1900 Pacific time. Visual conditions prevailed; the flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot later said he inadvertently entered a fog bank shortly after takeoff and he attempted a climbing right turn to return to the clear air over the departure runway. He said that his airspeed dropped and the aircraft stalled, impacted trees and descended vertically to the mountain side. The airplane came to rest inverted.

October 1, 2005, Arlington, Wash.
Beech…

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General
Flying: It isn’t always easy.

The 90°F June sun is beating down on me, and beads of sweat are running down the sides of my face as I strain to pull my Cheetah back up the taxiway. What was I thinking, buying an airplane that was so flippin’ heavy? I stop for a break, wiping the sweat out of my […]

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Squawk Box
Squawk Box: 11/05

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.
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Beechcraft G33
Nose Gear Steering Rod-End
A mechanic describes finding the rod-end (p/n 35-820045) loose on the nose gear steering push-pull tube (p/n 35-825044-6). This connecting terminal slides into the tubes end and is mechanically fastened by two 5/32-inch solid rivets clocked at 90 degrees. (The) rivets were not properly driven due to (compression) inside the hollow portion of the tube, instead of (compressing) at the shop head, allowing the rod-end to come loose. Separation would cause loss of nose steering control. I recommend replacement o…

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Deaf And Dumb?

Losing the ability to communicate while IFR might mean youre deaf, but there are smart ways to deal with the problem.

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Preliminary Reports
NTSB Preliminary Reports

July 1, 2005, Canon City, Colo.
Piper PA46-500TP
At approximately 1330 Mountain time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it encountered turbulence while approaching Runway 11 at the Fremont County Airport. Visual conditions prevailed; the IFR cross-country flight was concluding at the time of the accident. The Private pilot and his passenger reported no injuries.After one go-around and during the second attempt to land, the airplane encountered turbulence. The pilot lost control of the airplane and departed the runway to the right. Both the left and right main landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. Both the left and right landing gear actuator…

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Unicom
Unicom: 09/05

Got Game?
I just finished reading the article Big City IFR (July 2005). It was enjoyable and very timely. I recently took my F33A Bonanza into Chicago Midway (twice in two days). It was, well, an interesting experience.
I earned my Instrument ticket last fall and frequently travel into controlled airports within Class B, C and D airspace. But even with my experience at airports with high traffic volume, its just not the same as airports with high volumes of airliner traffic.
It was clear as I approached Chicago airspace that I was the small fish that was going to mess up everyones already busy day. It was obvious (and I somewhat expected it) that I would be worked int…

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