Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Los Angeles, California
Inland Litho Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N446RH
Aircraft shortly after takeoff reported smoke in the cockpit. Returned and landed without incident. Extinguished flames.
Date: 26-JUL-17
Time: 21:36:00Z
Regis#: N446RH
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
City: LA VERNE
State: CALIFORNIA
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California
McArthur Consulting: http://registry.faa.gov/N446RH
Aircraft veered off the left side of taxiway while taxiing eastbound on taxiway Alpha at Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL). Aircraft entered the grass. Nose landing gear collapsed.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 21:59:00Z
Regis#: N446RH
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: FULLERTON
State: CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Gemini Southern, N377G: Incident occurred December 24, 2016 near Orlando Executive Airport (KORL), Orange County, Florida
GEMINI SOUTHERN LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N377G
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ORLANDO FSDO, FLORIDA
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF ORLANDO AIRPORT (ORL) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 21:05:00Z
Regis#: N377G
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 58
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: ORLANDO
State: FLORIDA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ORLANDO FSDO, FLORIDA
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF ORLANDO AIRPORT (ORL) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 21:05:00Z
Regis#: N377G
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 58
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: ORLANDO
State: FLORIDA
Cessna 172S Skyhawk, N1289Y: Accident occurred December 24, 2016 at Flagler Executive Airport (KFIN), Palm Coast, Florida -and- Incident occurred November 03, 2016 in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida
Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Docket And Docket Items - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office: Orlando, Florida
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Bravo Leasing LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N1289Y
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA104
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Palm Coast, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/04/2017
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N1289Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the flight instructor who observed the student pilot’s first solo flight from the ground, the airplane landed hard and porpoised due to the student pilot’s improper flare.
A postaccident examination revealed the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems and the firewall.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
A post-accident examination showed the airplane had received substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems, as well as the firewall of the airplane.
The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA104
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Palm Coast, FL
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N1289Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the flight instructor who observed the student pilot's first solo flight from the ground, the airplane landed hard and porpoised due to the student pilots improper flare.
A post-accident examination showed the airplane had received substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems, as well as the firewall of the airplane.
The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK LIGHT, PALM COAST, FLORIDA.
Date: 03-NOV-16
Time: 12:58:00Z
Regis#: N1289Y
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
City: PALM COAST
State: Florida
Docket And Docket Items - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office: Orlando, Florida
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA104
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Palm Coast, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/04/2017
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N1289Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the flight instructor who observed the student pilot’s first solo flight from the ground, the airplane landed hard and porpoised due to the student pilot’s improper flare.
A postaccident examination revealed the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems and the firewall.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
A post-accident examination showed the airplane had received substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems, as well as the firewall of the airplane.
The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Palm Coast, FL
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N1289Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the flight instructor who observed the student pilot's first solo flight from the ground, the airplane landed hard and porpoised due to the student pilots improper flare.
A post-accident examination showed the airplane had received substantial damage to the aileron and elevator systems, as well as the firewall of the airplane.
The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Date: 03-NOV-16
Time: 12:58:00Z
Regis#: N1289Y
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
City: PALM COAST
State: Florida
McDonnell Douglas MD82, American Airlines, N494AA: Incident occurred December 24, 2016 at Tampa International Airport (KTPA), Hillsborough County, Florida
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N494AA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ORLANDO CMO, FLORIDA
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING LANDING, A MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 19:36:00Z
Regis#: N494AA
Aircraft Make: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model: MD82
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES
Flight Number: 2457
City: TAMPA
State: FLORIDA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ORLANDO CMO, FLORIDA
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING LANDING, A MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 19:36:00Z
Regis#: N494AA
Aircraft Make: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model: MD82
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES
Flight Number: 2457
City: TAMPA
State: FLORIDA
Mooney M20J, N201HM: Incident occurred December 25, 2016 at Dade-Collier Airport (KTNT), Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida
http://registry.faa.gov/N201HM
FAA Flight Standards District Office: SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO (MIRAMAR, FLORIDA)
AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE DADE-COLLIER AIRPORT (TNT).
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N201HM
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: INSTRUCTION
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: MIAMI
State: FLORIDA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO (MIRAMAR, FLORIDA)
AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE DADE-COLLIER AIRPORT (TNT).
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N201HM
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: INSTRUCTION
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: MIAMI
State: FLORIDA
System / Component Malfunction / Failure (Non-Power): Aeronca 15AC Sedan, N1337H; accident occurred December 23, 2016 at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK), Waterford Township, Michigan
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; East Michigan; Belleville, Michigan
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
http://registry.faa.gov/N1337H
Location: Pontiac, MI
Accident Number: CEN17LA070
Date & Time: 12/23/2016, 1618 EST
Registration: N1337H
Aircraft: AERONCA 15AC
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On December 23, 2016, about 1618 eastern standard time, an Aeronca model 15AC airplane, N1337H, collided with a snowbank and nosed over while landing at Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan. The private pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to Samcran LLC and operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed PTK about 1500.
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. After departure, he remained in the airport traffic pattern and completed 14 uneventful touch-and-go landings before deciding to conclude the flight with a full stop landing on runway 27R. He reported that he made an uneventful full stall (three point) landing on the runway centerline. However, shortly after touchdown, the airplane suddenly swerved to the left. He attempted to regain directional control with an application of right rudder and increased engine power for an aborted landing. The airplane then swerved to the right as he simultaneously applied forward stick pressure to get the tail airborne. The airplane continued to swerve right until it collided with a 3 ft high snowbank located alongside the runway. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest in the snow-covered area located off the right side of the runway. The pilot was able to exit the airplane uninjured after releasing his lap belt.
The pilot had accumulated 205 hours in the airplane since he purchased it in May 2015. The pilot noted that most of his flight experience in the airplane, 172.9 hours, had been flown with the airplane equipped with landing floats instead of a conventional (tailwheel) landing gear. He had logged 32.1 hours of tailwheel time, all of which were flown in the accident airplane. The pilot received his tailwheel endorsement on March 11, 2016.
A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector revealed substantial damage to both main wing spars and the rudder. The FAA inspector reported that the four 0.25 inch anchor bolts used to attach the left brake torque plate to its respective landing gear axle endplate had sheared. The unrestrained torque plate allowed the brake assembly to rotate with the brake disk that was attached to the wheel. With the forward rotation, the brake line was pulled around the gear leg until the 90° aluminum fitting that connected the brake line to the caliper assembly sheared. The tire inner sidewall exhibited a gash that partially exposed the inner tube. The inner tube did not rupture but was partially protruding from the gash in the tire sidewall. The sheared anchor bolts had worn a grove on the inboard surface of the left brake disk.
According to maintenance documentation, on January 27, 2016, the airplane had been modified through the implementation of STC No. SA1114NW with Cleveland 8.00 x 6.00 main wheels, tires, and 6 inch external, single cylinder, dual piston brake assemblies. The landing floats were reinstalled on an unknown date during 2016. On December 17, 2016, the landing floats were removed, and the main landing gear and wheels were reinstalled to convert the airplane back into a conventional gear land airplane. The accident occurred during the second flight after the airplane was reequipped with the conventional landing gear.
The installation instructions for STC No. SA1114NW specified that the stock Cleveland brake torque plates be modified per the accompanying installation drawing No. 1200-4 and to use 0.375 inch outside diameter (OD) to 0.25 inch inside diameter (ID) bushings. Installation drawing No. 1200-4 specified that each torque plate required two 0.25 inch holes to be marked and drilled to ensure proper alignment with their respective landing gear axle endplate. Each torque plate was then attached to its respective landing gear axle endplate with four 0.25 inch anchor bolts and washers. The two 0.25 inch holes drilled in each torque plate did not require bushings when installed with a 0.25 inch anchor bolt; however, the remaining two 0.375 inch holes used to attach each torque plate required 0.375 inch OD to 0.25 inch ID bushings to properly support the 0.25 inch anchor bolts.
Further examination of the airplane revealed that both torque plates were not modified and installed in accordance with the STC No. SA1114NW installation instructions. Specifically, the supplied brake torque plates were not modified with the two additional 0.25 inch holes to ensure proper alignment with the landing gear axle endplate. Additionally, both torque plates were installed with improperly sized bushings in multiple holes. The left torque plate, which had separated from the left landing gear axle endplate, had two bushing remaining; one bushing had the correct 0.25 inch ID, the other bushing had a larger 0.3125 inch ID. The right torque plate, which remained attached to the right landing gear axle endplate, was incorrectly installed with four 0.3125 inch ID bushings.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 53, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 10/07/2016
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 10/30/2016
Flight Time: 342 hours (Total, all aircraft), 205 hours (Total, this make and model), 253 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 49 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 16 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 1 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: AERONCA
Registration: N1337H
Model/Series: 15AC
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1949
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 15AC-377
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 04/14/2016, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2100 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 4380 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: C126 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: C-145-2
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 145 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PTK, 981 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1553 EST
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility: 5 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 8000 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 6 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 190°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.18 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 1°C / -2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: Moderate - Haze
Departure Point: Pontiac, MI (PTK)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Pontiac, MI (PTK)
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time: 1500 EST
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: Oakland County International A (PTK)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 981 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 27R
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5676 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Full Stop; Traffic Pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 42.665556, -83.420556 (est)
NTSB Identification: CEN17LA070
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, December 23, 2016 in Pontiac, MI
Aircraft: AERONCA 15AC, registration: N1337H
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On December 23, 2016, about 1618 eastern standard time, an Aeronca model 15AC single-engine airplane, N1337H, was substantially damaged while landing at Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Samcran LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed about 1500.
The pilot reported that the purpose of the accident flight was to practice landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. After departure, he remained in the airport traffic pattern and completed 14 uneventful touch-and-go landings before deciding to conclude the flight with a full-stop landing on runway 27R (5,676 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). He reported that he made an uneventful full-stall (three-point) landing on the runway centerline. However, shortly after touchdown, the airplane suddenly swerved to the left. He attempted to regain directional control with an application of right rudder and advanced engine power for an aborted landing. The airplane then swerved to the right as he simultaneously applied forward stick pressure to get the tail airborne. The airplane continued to swerve right until it collided with a 3-foot snowbank situated alongside the runway. The airplane then nosed-over and came to rest in the snow-covered area located off the right side of the runway. The pilot was able to exit the airplane uninjured after releasing his lap belt. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to both main wing spars and the rudder.
The pilot had accumulated 205 hours in the accident airplane since he purchased it in May 2015; however, a majority of the accumulated time, 172.9 hours, was flown while the airplane was equipped with landing floats instead of a conventional (tailwheel) landing gear. He had logged 32.1 hours of tailwheel time, all of which was completed in the accident airplane. The pilot received his tailwheel endorsement on March 11, 2016. The conventional landing gear was reinstalled on the accident airplane during December 2016. The accident occurred during the second flight after the airplane was reequipped with a conventional landing gear.
At 1553, the PTK automated surface observing system reported the following weather conditions: wind 190 degrees true at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles with moderate haze, broken ceiling at 8,000 feet above ground level (agl), overcast ceiling at 14,000 feet agl, temperature 1 degrees Celsius, dew point -2 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting 30.18 inches of mercury.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; East Michigan; Belleville, Michigan
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Location: Pontiac, MI
Accident Number: CEN17LA070
Date & Time: 12/23/2016, 1618 EST
Registration: N1337H
Aircraft: AERONCA 15AC
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On December 23, 2016, about 1618 eastern standard time, an Aeronca model 15AC airplane, N1337H, collided with a snowbank and nosed over while landing at Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan. The private pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to Samcran LLC and operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed PTK about 1500.
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. After departure, he remained in the airport traffic pattern and completed 14 uneventful touch-and-go landings before deciding to conclude the flight with a full stop landing on runway 27R. He reported that he made an uneventful full stall (three point) landing on the runway centerline. However, shortly after touchdown, the airplane suddenly swerved to the left. He attempted to regain directional control with an application of right rudder and increased engine power for an aborted landing. The airplane then swerved to the right as he simultaneously applied forward stick pressure to get the tail airborne. The airplane continued to swerve right until it collided with a 3 ft high snowbank located alongside the runway. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest in the snow-covered area located off the right side of the runway. The pilot was able to exit the airplane uninjured after releasing his lap belt.
The pilot had accumulated 205 hours in the airplane since he purchased it in May 2015. The pilot noted that most of his flight experience in the airplane, 172.9 hours, had been flown with the airplane equipped with landing floats instead of a conventional (tailwheel) landing gear. He had logged 32.1 hours of tailwheel time, all of which were flown in the accident airplane. The pilot received his tailwheel endorsement on March 11, 2016.
A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector revealed substantial damage to both main wing spars and the rudder. The FAA inspector reported that the four 0.25 inch anchor bolts used to attach the left brake torque plate to its respective landing gear axle endplate had sheared. The unrestrained torque plate allowed the brake assembly to rotate with the brake disk that was attached to the wheel. With the forward rotation, the brake line was pulled around the gear leg until the 90° aluminum fitting that connected the brake line to the caliper assembly sheared. The tire inner sidewall exhibited a gash that partially exposed the inner tube. The inner tube did not rupture but was partially protruding from the gash in the tire sidewall. The sheared anchor bolts had worn a grove on the inboard surface of the left brake disk.
According to maintenance documentation, on January 27, 2016, the airplane had been modified through the implementation of STC No. SA1114NW with Cleveland 8.00 x 6.00 main wheels, tires, and 6 inch external, single cylinder, dual piston brake assemblies. The landing floats were reinstalled on an unknown date during 2016. On December 17, 2016, the landing floats were removed, and the main landing gear and wheels were reinstalled to convert the airplane back into a conventional gear land airplane. The accident occurred during the second flight after the airplane was reequipped with the conventional landing gear.
The installation instructions for STC No. SA1114NW specified that the stock Cleveland brake torque plates be modified per the accompanying installation drawing No. 1200-4 and to use 0.375 inch outside diameter (OD) to 0.25 inch inside diameter (ID) bushings. Installation drawing No. 1200-4 specified that each torque plate required two 0.25 inch holes to be marked and drilled to ensure proper alignment with their respective landing gear axle endplate. Each torque plate was then attached to its respective landing gear axle endplate with four 0.25 inch anchor bolts and washers. The two 0.25 inch holes drilled in each torque plate did not require bushings when installed with a 0.25 inch anchor bolt; however, the remaining two 0.375 inch holes used to attach each torque plate required 0.375 inch OD to 0.25 inch ID bushings to properly support the 0.25 inch anchor bolts.
Further examination of the airplane revealed that both torque plates were not modified and installed in accordance with the STC No. SA1114NW installation instructions. Specifically, the supplied brake torque plates were not modified with the two additional 0.25 inch holes to ensure proper alignment with the landing gear axle endplate. Additionally, both torque plates were installed with improperly sized bushings in multiple holes. The left torque plate, which had separated from the left landing gear axle endplate, had two bushing remaining; one bushing had the correct 0.25 inch ID, the other bushing had a larger 0.3125 inch ID. The right torque plate, which remained attached to the right landing gear axle endplate, was incorrectly installed with four 0.3125 inch ID bushings.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 53, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 10/07/2016
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 10/30/2016
Flight Time: 342 hours (Total, all aircraft), 205 hours (Total, this make and model), 253 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 49 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 16 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 1 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: AERONCA
Registration: N1337H
Model/Series: 15AC
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1949
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 15AC-377
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 04/14/2016, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2100 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 4380 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: C126 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: C-145-2
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 145 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PTK, 981 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1553 EST
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility: 5 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 8000 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 6 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 190°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.18 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 1°C / -2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: Moderate - Haze
Departure Point: Pontiac, MI (PTK)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Pontiac, MI (PTK)
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time: 1500 EST
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: Oakland County International A (PTK)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 981 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 27R
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5676 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Full Stop; Traffic Pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 42.665556, -83.420556 (est)
NTSB Identification: CEN17LA070
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, December 23, 2016 in Pontiac, MI
Aircraft: AERONCA 15AC, registration: N1337H
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On December 23, 2016, about 1618 eastern standard time, an Aeronca model 15AC single-engine airplane, N1337H, was substantially damaged while landing at Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Samcran LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed about 1500.
The pilot reported that the purpose of the accident flight was to practice landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. After departure, he remained in the airport traffic pattern and completed 14 uneventful touch-and-go landings before deciding to conclude the flight with a full-stop landing on runway 27R (5,676 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). He reported that he made an uneventful full-stall (three-point) landing on the runway centerline. However, shortly after touchdown, the airplane suddenly swerved to the left. He attempted to regain directional control with an application of right rudder and advanced engine power for an aborted landing. The airplane then swerved to the right as he simultaneously applied forward stick pressure to get the tail airborne. The airplane continued to swerve right until it collided with a 3-foot snowbank situated alongside the runway. The airplane then nosed-over and came to rest in the snow-covered area located off the right side of the runway. The pilot was able to exit the airplane uninjured after releasing his lap belt. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to both main wing spars and the rudder.
The pilot had accumulated 205 hours in the accident airplane since he purchased it in May 2015; however, a majority of the accumulated time, 172.9 hours, was flown while the airplane was equipped with landing floats instead of a conventional (tailwheel) landing gear. He had logged 32.1 hours of tailwheel time, all of which was completed in the accident airplane. The pilot received his tailwheel endorsement on March 11, 2016. The conventional landing gear was reinstalled on the accident airplane during December 2016. The accident occurred during the second flight after the airplane was reequipped with a conventional landing gear.
At 1553, the PTK automated surface observing system reported the following weather conditions: wind 190 degrees true at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles with moderate haze, broken ceiling at 8,000 feet above ground level (agl), overcast ceiling at 14,000 feet agl, temperature 1 degrees Celsius, dew point -2 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting 30.18 inches of mercury.
Learjet 45, RR Aviation, N356RR: Incident occurred December 24, 2016 at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM), Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
RR AVIATION LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N356RR
FAA Flight Standards District Office: MINNEAPOLIS FSDO
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 10R AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM) AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 12:34:00Z
Regis#: N356RR
Aircraft Make: LEARJET
Aircraft Model: 45
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: CORPORATE
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: EDEN PRAIRIE
State: MINNESOTA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: MINNEAPOLIS FSDO
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 10R AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM) AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 12:34:00Z
Regis#: N356RR
Aircraft Make: LEARJET
Aircraft Model: 45
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: CORPORATE
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: EDEN PRAIRIE
State: MINNESOTA
Cessna 150F, N7961F: Accident occurred December 23, 2016 at Warren Municipal Airport (D37), Marshall County, Minnesota
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fargo, North Dakota
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
http://registry.faa.gov/N7961F
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA100
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, December 23, 2016 in Warren, MN
Aircraft: CESSNA 150, registration: N7961F
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The non-certificated pilot reported that he was taxiing to test the brakes, the airplane slid to the right, impacted a snowbank and nosed over. He added that "this was not a flight, takeoff or landing. Simply went off [the] runway during a taxi test of [the] brakes."
However, in a statement provided by the Sheriff's office to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot stated that he was low on fuel and after he landed, he hit a snowdrift and nosed over.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fargo, North Dakota
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA100
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, December 23, 2016 in Warren, MN
Aircraft: CESSNA 150, registration: N7961F
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The non-certificated pilot reported that he was taxiing to test the brakes, the airplane slid to the right, impacted a snowbank and nosed over. He added that "this was not a flight, takeoff or landing. Simply went off [the] runway during a taxi test of [the] brakes."
However, in a statement provided by the Sheriff's office to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot stated that he was low on fuel and after he landed, he hit a snowdrift and nosed over.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Beech 95-B55 (T42A), N3164W: Incident occurred December 25, 2016 at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), St. Louis, Missouri
http://registry.faa.gov/N3164W
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ST. LOUIS FSDO, MISSOURI
AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT (1H0) AND ENTERED GRASSY AREA OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 00:17:00Z
Regis#: N3164W
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 55
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: CREVE COEUR
State: MISSOURI
FAA Flight Standards District Office: ST. LOUIS FSDO, MISSOURI
AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT (1H0) AND ENTERED GRASSY AREA OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 00:17:00Z
Regis#: N3164W
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 55
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: CREVE COEUR
State: MISSOURI
Beech A36 Bonanza 36, N59CT: Incident occurred December 25, 2016 at Branson Airport (KBBG), Taney County, Missouri
TORNADO ALLEY TURBO INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N59CT
FAA Flight Standards District Office: KANSAS CITY FSDO, MISSOURI
AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 14 AT BRANSON AIRPORT (BBG).
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 21:26:00Z
Regis#: N59CT
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 36
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BRANSON
State: MISSOURI
FAA Flight Standards District Office: KANSAS CITY FSDO, MISSOURI
AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 14 AT BRANSON AIRPORT (BBG).
Date: 25-DEC-16
Time: 21:26:00Z
Regis#: N59CT
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 36
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BRANSON
State: MISSOURI
Pilatus PC-12/47, Targaryen LLC, N472SS: Incident occurred December 24, 2016 Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR), Dawes County, Nebraska
TARGARYEN LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N472SS
FAA Flight Standards District Office: LINCOLN FSDO
AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 3 AT CHADRON AND SLIDE OFF OF RUNWAY.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 00:58:00Z
Regis#: N472SS
Aircraft Make: PILATUS
Aircraft Model: PC12
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: CHADRON
State: NEBRASKA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: LINCOLN FSDO
AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 3 AT CHADRON AND SLIDE OFF OF RUNWAY.
Date: 24-DEC-16
Time: 00:58:00Z
Regis#: N472SS
Aircraft Make: PILATUS
Aircraft Model: PC12
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: CHADRON
State: NEBRASKA
Cessna 208B, Redding Aero Enterprises (BXR), N90GL: Incident occurred December 21, 2016 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Corpac LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N90GL
FAA Flight Standards District Office: RENO FSDO, NEVADA
AIRCRAFT EXITED OFF OF TAXIWAY C AND ENTERED THE INFIELD AREA AT THE RENO AIRPORT.
Date: 21-DEC-16
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N90GL
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 208
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: REDDING AERO ENTERPRISES (BXR)
Flight Number: 1450
City: RENO
State: NEVADA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: RENO FSDO, NEVADA
AIRCRAFT EXITED OFF OF TAXIWAY C AND ENTERED THE INFIELD AREA AT THE RENO AIRPORT.
Date: 21-DEC-16
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N90GL
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 208
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: REDDING AERO ENTERPRISES (BXR)
Flight Number: 1450
City: RENO
State: NEVADA
Robinson R22 Beta, N922DD: Incidents occurred December 31, 2021 and December 23, 2016
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Oregon
December 31, 2021: Rotorcraft landed in a field for unknown reasons.
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Date: 31-DEC-21
Time: 23:52:00Z
Regis#: N922DD
Aircraft Make: ROBINSON
Aircraft Model: R22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: AURORA
State: OREGON
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Oregon
December 23, 2016: Helicopter pilot reported a power fluctuation and initiated a precautionary landing at the Green Mountain Golf Course, Camas, Clark County, Washington.
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Date: 23-DEC-16
Time: 21:53:00Z
Regis#: N922DD
Aircraft Make: ROBINSON
Aircraft Model: R22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: EMERGENCY DESCENT (EMG)
Operation: 91
City: CAMAS
State: OREGON
Date: 23-DEC-16
Time: 21:53:00Z
Regis#: N922DD
Aircraft Make: ROBINSON
Aircraft Model: R22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: EMERGENCY DESCENT (EMG)
Operation: 91
City: CAMAS
State: OREGON
American General AG-5B Tiger, Jolly LLC, N92KS: Incident occurred December 26, 2016 in Charlottesville, Virginia
JOLLY LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N92KS
FAA Flight Standards District Office: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED DURING TAXI, AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.
Date: 26-DEC-16
Time: 18:47:00Z
Regis#: N92KS
Aircraft Make: GRUMMAN
Aircraft Model: AG5
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: CHARLOTTESVILLE
State: VIRGINIA
FAA Flight Standards District Office: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED DURING TAXI, AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.
Date: 26-DEC-16
Time: 18:47:00Z
Regis#: N92KS
Aircraft Make: GRUMMAN
Aircraft Model: AG5
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: CHARLOTTESVILLE
State: VIRGINIA
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Airpac Airlines Inc., N3582X: Incident occurred December 27, 2016 at Felts Field Airport (KSFF), Spokane, Washington
AIRPAC AIRLINES INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N3582X
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The Spokane Valley Fire Department said a pilot is okay after she landed her plane at Felts Field Tuesday morning with the landing gear in the up position.
Fire officials and officials with the Spokane International Airport said the pilot landed around 1:35 a.m. Fire crews arrived on scene and went to the air traffic control tower and found the female pilot of the plane. They said she was not hurt.
Airport officials said the plane was still fully intact but did have some damage. Fire officials noted the damage was to the propellers and under side, but no fuel was leaking or any other immediate hazards.
Fire crews turned over control of the scene to the airport who said Felts Field was closed until about 4:10 a.m. when the plane was taken away.
The incident will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Source: http://www.krem.com
A small plane crash-landed at Felts Field early Tuesday, causing damage to the propeller and underside of the aircraft but leaving the pilot uninjured.
The plane touched down without its landing gear deployed at about 1:40 a.m., according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
The pilot climbed out of the plane before emergency personnel arrived. They found no sign of leaking fuel or other hazards.
Both runways at Felts Field were shut down after the crash, which is under investigation.
Officials did not release the pilot’s name but said she was the only occupant of the aircraft.
Source: http://www.spokesman.com
The Spokane Valley Fire a Department responded to a rescue involving a small plane at Felts Field around 1:40 Tuesday morning.
The pilot wasn’t injured, although there was some damage to the plane, including the propellers.
The Spokane Valley Fire Department says the runway was closed, as of Tuesday morning. They were not sure how long it would be closed for. The fire department told KHQ they weren’t sure if the incident was weather related, and they said they believed the woman flying the plane was not aware her landing gear wasn’t down when she landed.
The cause is under investigation.
Source: http://www.myfoxspokane.com
Fire officials and officials with the Spokane International Airport said the pilot landed around 1:35 a.m. Fire crews arrived on scene and went to the air traffic control tower and found the female pilot of the plane. They said she was not hurt.
Airport officials said the plane was still fully intact but did have some damage. Fire officials noted the damage was to the propellers and under side, but no fuel was leaking or any other immediate hazards.
Fire crews turned over control of the scene to the airport who said Felts Field was closed until about 4:10 a.m. when the plane was taken away.
The incident will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Source: http://www.krem.com
A small plane crash-landed at Felts Field early Tuesday, causing damage to the propeller and underside of the aircraft but leaving the pilot uninjured.
The plane touched down without its landing gear deployed at about 1:40 a.m., according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
The pilot climbed out of the plane before emergency personnel arrived. They found no sign of leaking fuel or other hazards.
Both runways at Felts Field were shut down after the crash, which is under investigation.
Officials did not release the pilot’s name but said she was the only occupant of the aircraft.
Source: http://www.spokesman.com
The Spokane Valley Fire a Department responded to a rescue involving a small plane at Felts Field around 1:40 Tuesday morning.
The pilot wasn’t injured, although there was some damage to the plane, including the propellers.
The Spokane Valley Fire Department says the runway was closed, as of Tuesday morning. They were not sure how long it would be closed for. The fire department told KHQ they weren’t sure if the incident was weather related, and they said they believed the woman flying the plane was not aware her landing gear wasn’t down when she landed.
The cause is under investigation.
Source: http://www.myfoxspokane.com
Airbus Cuts A380 Production Plans in 2017: Company says delayed deliveries agreed to with Emirates Airline, engine maker Rolls-Royce
The Wall Street Journal
By ROBERT WALL
Updated Dec. 27, 2016 1:50 p.m. ET
LONDON— Airbus Group SE for the second time this year is cutting production plans for its flagship A380 superjumbo and now faces the prospect of losing money on the plane again already next year.
The move comes at a time both the European plane maker and its larger rival Boeing Co. face the prospect the era of the big, four-engine long-haul plane is ending. Airbus has struggled to win orders for the A380 and Boeing has had to cut production plans for its 747-8 jumbo jet owing to slack demand.
Airbus in July had to concede the outlook for the A380 was darkening when it cut production plans to just 12 A380s planes a year starting in 2018, down from the 27 it built last year. It had planned to build around 20 of them next year, reaching break-even on those deliveries.
But Airbus Tuesday said it had to cut further. After a three-way agreement involving also Emirates Airline, the biggest buyer of A380s, and engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, the plane maker will delay six A380 deliveries planned for next year to 2018 and another six from 2018 to 2019. Airbus wouldn’t detail the reason for the schedule change.
Deliveries of the first Rolls-Royce-powered A380s to Emirates Airline have been slightly delayed amid concerns by the carrier about technical issues with the engine, though the airline’s president Tim Clark this month said those had been resolved.
On Tuesday, state-owned Emirates Airline said it expected to receive its first A380 powered by Rolls-Royce engines this week and a further two by the end of the month. The Dubai-based airline, the world’s biggest by international traffic, currently operates all its A380s with engines made by a joint venture of General Electric Co. and United Technologies Corp.
Rolls-Royce said it was working with Airbus and Emirates Airline to meet their requirements.
But for Airbus, the latest schedule change represents another headwind for the A380.
The double-decker A380 that seats on average 544 passengers is Airbus’s most iconic plane, but the Toulouse, France-based company has struggled to secure orders for the jet. Airlines are worried they will struggle to fill all those seats on a plane that costs $432.6 million at list price, though buyers get often big discounts.
Development and production delays have made the plane a financial headache for the company. Airbus only last year began delivering A380s that no longer lost money, eight years after the first was shipped.
Airbus said it would accelerate efforts to minimize the financial hit, though signaled the program would fall back into the red already next year. It had previously forecast it could remain at break-even in 2017, before falling back into the red in 2018. “The impact on break-even in 2017 is minimal,” the company said.
Cutting 2017 delivery plans is only the latest in a string of setbacks for Airbus on the A380 in 2016.
Earlier this year Airbus said French carrier Air Austral had canceled an order for two of the planes. Air France-KLM SA this year also said it had dropped plans to take the last two A380s it had ordered. Malaysia Airlines, which owns six of the planes, plans to stop using them in about two years.
And Qantas Airways Ltd., which flies the plane, has said it doesn’t want any more.
Singapore Airlines Ltd. .—the aircraft’s first buyer and currently its second-largest customer—in September said it won’t renew the lease for its first plane and maybe more.
Iran Air in January also signaled interest in buying 12 A380s as part of a mega-order with Airbus. But when the state-owned carrier and Airbus last week announced their 100 plane deal valued at more than $18 billion at list price, it no longer included A380 planes. Airline officials have indicated other planes Iran Air was buying would suffice.
Iran Air also took a pass on buying Boeing’s 747-8 jumbo jet, instead opting for the new 777X twin-engine long-range plane that can seat more than 400 passengers and is due to enter service around the turn of the decade.
Airbus executives have said they remain optimistic of winning new customers for the A380 and that production would eventually increase beyond one-plane a month.
For Emirates Airline, the delay in introducing additional A380s comes as the airline is dealing with the slump in premium demand because of the sharp fall in oil and gas prices. Ticket prices have fallen sharply. Mr. Clark this month said he was delaying a decision on ordering additional long-range jets in part because of concerns about tepid traffic growth in the coming years.
The airline wouldn’t comment on plane delivery plans, beyond saying it would continue to introduce new A380s and Boeing 777 widebodies in 2017 and 2018.
Original article and comments can be found here: http://www.wsj.com
SouthWind Global Aviation propelled to succeed
Yes ... We Have Been There!
Aircraft Ferry / Aircraft Shipping / Crew Services / Contract Pilots
Whether it's an older model that a hobbyist is restoring on the weekends or a fleet of aircraft used by a business in Asia, SouthWind Global Aviation provides services to modify, transport and fly airplanes.
Terry Landon, president of SouthWind Global Aviation, fell in love with flying when he was young.
"When I was little, the Vietnam War was on TV all the time. When I saw those jets go screaming across the TV, I thought, 'I've got to do that,'" Landon recalled. "After school, I'd go to the airport there in Hutchinson and press my face up against the fence and just watch airplanes go all over the place."
Scrimped and saving to take flying lessons, Landon eventually earned his private pilot's license and worked for the Hutchinson and McPherson airports. He went on to become a corporate pilot, then trained pilots at FlightSafety International.
Landon met Tyson Teeter when both men went to work for Cessna as sales demonstration pilots. They were laid off the same day in 2009, but occasionally still flew airplanes together to make international deliveries for Cessna.
"From doing that, we realized we could do our own business without Textron's big umbrella," Landon said.
Looking to stay in Kansas, Landon and Teeter purchased SouthWind Global Aviation in Moundridge in 2012.
One of the company's services is supplying Poly Fiber Aircraft Coatings, a fabric covering for older airplanes, which can be purchased to match the dimensions and colors a customer requests.
"We have every color you could possibly ever want, and it's not just for the older airplanes, but we have some metal paint for new airplanes," Landon said. "We could supply refurb equipment for any airplane from about 1920 up to current day."
SouthWind Global Aviation provides space to house airplanes in their hangers in Moundridge, Wichita and Salina.
"As a general indication of the economy coming around, we're seeing people looking for hangar space because they're buying airplanes and they don't want their airplane sitting outside," Landon said.
Custom modifications to airplanes, such as auxiliary fuel cell or air conditioning installation, engine modifications, speed enhancements, cargo pods or increased weight kits, can be done by SouthWind Global Aviation, which also has experience in adding photo or medical platforms to airplanes.
"Everything that's built in Wichita, we can service," Landon said.
With knowledge of many types, SouthWind Global Aviation often accepts airplanes from manufacturers for international customers, checking them over to make sure they are in good working order before flying it to the customer.
"We take care of all the paperwork for all the countries we're going to fly over and land in," Landon noted. "We have three people that primarily do all of that."
It can be more cost-effective for international customers to have airplanes shipped rather than flown. In those cases, the airplane is disassembled and placed into wooden crates. The crate is then shipped to the customer, who can choose to have SouthWind reassemble it or have it done by another company.
"The crates are custom-built for a particular model and also for the number of airplanes in the shipment. Sometimes we put just one airplane in a box, sometimes we can fit two or three," Landon said.
Several hundred pictures are taken during the disassembly process as the wings, propeller and landing gear are taken off to record the airplane's status and assist in reassembly.
"We have never had damage to an airplane that we've delivered," Landon said. "We believe to go beyond what's expected to make sure there's not a problem at all."
If the customer chooses to have the airplane flown to them, the aircraft is tracked as it makes its way around the globe.
"We're in constant communication with the crew," Landon noted.
For companies looking to buy an airplane, SouthWind Global Aviation offers consulting services to advise on which model would best suit their needs.
"Several times, we've helped start up a flight department for companies that were moving into their first jet airplane or first turbo-prop," Landon said. "We can show people the features, benefits and limitations of the airplane."
Pilots can be screened, contracted and trained through SouthWind Global Aviation as well.
"We're very blessed to see general aviation coming back. That's a great thing for this part of the country, because, obviously, as aviation grows, so does Wichita and so do the outlying communities," Landon said. "We've been very blessed in the business activity and the relationships we've made along the way."
For more information about SouthWind Global Aviation, visit https://southwindglobal.com.
Source: http://www.butlercountytimesgazette.com
Aircraft Ferry / Aircraft Shipping / Crew Services / Contract Pilots
Tyson Teeter, Terry Landon, Dylan Gingerich, Sandy Toews and Brian Youngers operate SouthWind Global Aviation in Moundridge. SouthWind Global Aviation provides services to modify, transport and fly airplanes.
Whether it's an older model that a hobbyist is restoring on the weekends or a fleet of aircraft used by a business in Asia, SouthWind Global Aviation provides services to modify, transport and fly airplanes.
Terry Landon, president of SouthWind Global Aviation, fell in love with flying when he was young.
"When I was little, the Vietnam War was on TV all the time. When I saw those jets go screaming across the TV, I thought, 'I've got to do that,'" Landon recalled. "After school, I'd go to the airport there in Hutchinson and press my face up against the fence and just watch airplanes go all over the place."
Scrimped and saving to take flying lessons, Landon eventually earned his private pilot's license and worked for the Hutchinson and McPherson airports. He went on to become a corporate pilot, then trained pilots at FlightSafety International.
Landon met Tyson Teeter when both men went to work for Cessna as sales demonstration pilots. They were laid off the same day in 2009, but occasionally still flew airplanes together to make international deliveries for Cessna.
"From doing that, we realized we could do our own business without Textron's big umbrella," Landon said.
Looking to stay in Kansas, Landon and Teeter purchased SouthWind Global Aviation in Moundridge in 2012.
One of the company's services is supplying Poly Fiber Aircraft Coatings, a fabric covering for older airplanes, which can be purchased to match the dimensions and colors a customer requests.
"We have every color you could possibly ever want, and it's not just for the older airplanes, but we have some metal paint for new airplanes," Landon said. "We could supply refurb equipment for any airplane from about 1920 up to current day."
SouthWind Global Aviation provides space to house airplanes in their hangers in Moundridge, Wichita and Salina.
"As a general indication of the economy coming around, we're seeing people looking for hangar space because they're buying airplanes and they don't want their airplane sitting outside," Landon said.
Custom modifications to airplanes, such as auxiliary fuel cell or air conditioning installation, engine modifications, speed enhancements, cargo pods or increased weight kits, can be done by SouthWind Global Aviation, which also has experience in adding photo or medical platforms to airplanes.
"Everything that's built in Wichita, we can service," Landon said.
With knowledge of many types, SouthWind Global Aviation often accepts airplanes from manufacturers for international customers, checking them over to make sure they are in good working order before flying it to the customer.
"We take care of all the paperwork for all the countries we're going to fly over and land in," Landon noted. "We have three people that primarily do all of that."
It can be more cost-effective for international customers to have airplanes shipped rather than flown. In those cases, the airplane is disassembled and placed into wooden crates. The crate is then shipped to the customer, who can choose to have SouthWind reassemble it or have it done by another company.
"The crates are custom-built for a particular model and also for the number of airplanes in the shipment. Sometimes we put just one airplane in a box, sometimes we can fit two or three," Landon said.
Several hundred pictures are taken during the disassembly process as the wings, propeller and landing gear are taken off to record the airplane's status and assist in reassembly.
"We have never had damage to an airplane that we've delivered," Landon said. "We believe to go beyond what's expected to make sure there's not a problem at all."
If the customer chooses to have the airplane flown to them, the aircraft is tracked as it makes its way around the globe.
"We're in constant communication with the crew," Landon noted.
For companies looking to buy an airplane, SouthWind Global Aviation offers consulting services to advise on which model would best suit their needs.
"Several times, we've helped start up a flight department for companies that were moving into their first jet airplane or first turbo-prop," Landon said. "We can show people the features, benefits and limitations of the airplane."
Pilots can be screened, contracted and trained through SouthWind Global Aviation as well.
"We're very blessed to see general aviation coming back. That's a great thing for this part of the country, because, obviously, as aviation grows, so does Wichita and so do the outlying communities," Landon said. "We've been very blessed in the business activity and the relationships we've made along the way."
For more information about SouthWind Global Aviation, visit https://southwindglobal.com.
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