Gear-Up Landings: There Are Pilots Who Have and Those Who May Have To
Landing an airplane with the gear not securely down and locked is a dreadful experience, but pilots and passengers are rarely injured.
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King Air 350 Accident Proved to Be Fatal Misstep
A fatal 2019 King Air 350 accident near Dallas exhibited all the signs of a random pilot error.
MH 370: The One That Disappeared
Conspiracy theories and sensationalism are on display in the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s disappearance in 2014.
A Skymaster Taking Off on One Engine?
The NTSB links a potentially preventable Cessna 337 Skymaster accident in remote Alaska to an inadvertent stall.
AOPA Safety Report Released
AOPA honors Richard McSpadden with renaming of annual study of accident reports.
Skyryse’s Automated Autorotation Tech Lands Guinness World Record
The aviation technology startup completed the first fully automated autorotation for an emergency landing, using a tech-equipped Robinson R66.
NTSB Preliminary Report on Kentucky Fatal Crash Released
The NTSB has released its preliminary findings on the fatal crash of a Piper PA-28-161 near Whitesville, Kentucky, in September involving a flight instructor and private pilot candidate on a night flight.
Collings Foundation Reaches Settlement with ‘Nine-0-Nine’ Crash Victims
The Collings Foundation has settled legal claims involving eight of the 10 passengers who were aboard its B-17 “Nine-0-Nine” when it crashed at Hartford’s Bradley International Airport on Oct. 2, 2019.
Army, Air National Guard Helicopter Accidents a Result of Human Error, GAO Finds
The agency made a list of safety recommendations after studying 298 helicopter accidents from 2012 to 2021.
Coast Guard Releases Names of Floatplane Accident Victims
Names of floatplane accident victims released, search for wreckage called off.
