Category: Accidents and Incidents – Page 61
Continental Flight 3407 Final Accident Report
Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on the Continental Flight 3407. On 12 February 2009, the plane lost control on approach to Buffalo, New York and crashed into a residential building, killing the crew and all of the passengers as well as a person on the ground. You can read the…
Read more… 26 Feb 10
Austin Pilot Suicide: Joe Stack
Yesterday morning, Joseph Andrew Stack flew his single-engine plane into the Echelon building in North Austin, Texas. He left Georgetown airfield and flew directly to the location – low and at full speed – before crashing into the building. It was quickly confirmed that this was intentional, a controlled flight into a building which housed…
Read more… 19 Feb 10
All I Need is the Air that I Breathe
One question I didn’t deal with in my Frequently Asked Questions was whether the Saratoga has oxygen. The plane does have an oxygen tank and you can plug masks in on the ceiling to take it in directly. We’ve never used the supplemental oxygen other than to test to make sure it’s really there. The…
Read more… 6 Nov 09
FAA Approved?
If you like reading about plane crashes and investigations, why not take a look at my ebook series, Why Planes Crash. It’s full of explanations and photographs of 21st century aviation incidents. I think you’ll find it interesting. I found this on an aviation forum and I just can’t stop staring at the photographs. N9368D…
Read more… 30 Oct 09
Latest on Hudson Mid-Air Collision
This Press Advisory just in. The bold text is my addition. NTSB Advisory National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC 20594 August 17, 2009 NTSB RELIEVES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS GROUP OF PARTY STATUS IN HUDSON RIVER MIDAIR COLLISION INVESTIGATION The National Transportation Safety Board today removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association as a party to…
Read more… 17 Aug 09
Hudson Collision
No details from the NTSB yet but here is the media information available at the moment. 9 Dead After Copter and Plane Collide Over Hudson – NYTimes.com The cause of the accident was under investigation. But what perhaps thousands of people out on a crystalline summer day saw from both sides of the Hudson was…
Read more… 14 Aug 09
Accident Reports
The Unstallable Plane That Stalled
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a high wing, single engine aircraft: basically a Cessna 180 with six seats, a strengthened fuselage and a slightly more powerful engine. It’s a popular…
Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)
On the 4th of June 2022, a Bell 407 GXP helicopter crashed in a field near Fairfield, New Jersey. I wrote about it at the time. The final report and…
Demystifying
Training an AI Copilot To Spot Gliders
My friend Maria at Daedalean wrote this article about how they are using AI to help pilots detect gliders. I thought it was fascinating and Daedalean gave me permission to…
The Missing Bolts from Alaska Airlines flight 1282
On the 5th of January 2024, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 had just taken off when it lost a door plug, leaving a gaping hole on the left side of row…
History
Gladys Ingle Inflight Wheel Change: Emergency Action or Stunt?
This video of a mid-air wheel exchange goes viral once a year or so, but I never get tired of watching it. Last week, it showed up on Reddit and…
The Disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper May Not Be as Mysterious as Was Thought
This week, we have a guest post by J.B. Rivard who wrote an article for the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS) and used one of my articles as a reference.…
Fun Stuff
A Few Good Stories
I’m in Dresden at the moment and I’m afraid I haven’t had a free moment to write you a new article. Luckily, lots of other people are on the internet…
Flying Fails and Airshow Considerations
Long-term readings of Fear of Landing know that my favourite aerobatics show of all time is Kyle Franklin’s Ben Whabnoski Comedy act. Just in case some of you haven’t seen…
Captain Ray on The Unstallable Plane That StalledPeter Goldstern Yes the full right rudder trim. I wondered about that too. The impression I had was that, "…
Mendel on The Unstallable Plane That StalledWell, I'm amused that you're dismissive of the "level of aviation knowledge" at the Safety Investigation Authority, Finland (SIAF), who…
Peter Goldstern on The Unstallable Plane That StalledWith 9000 hrs total time including 2000 hrs on water plus A&P/IA it seems to me that the long analysis…
Walker on The Unstallable Plane That StalledGood grief Don - the headline describes the false belief of the pilot whose belief and actions were the major…
Laura on The Unstallable Plane That StalledMy goodness, in the time it took you to post your two asinine comments, you could have read enough of…
Don on The Unstallable Plane That StalledOf course not. If the headline contains such a massive error as that, the entire article is most likely useless.…