Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan Made emergency landing on a road. https://registry.faa.gov/N7970U Date:07-MAR-19 Time:20:55:00Z Regis#:N7970U Aircraft Make:CESSNA Aircraft Model:172F Event Type:INCIDENT Highest Injury:NONE Aircraft Missing:No Damage:NONE Activity:UNKNOWN Flight Phase:EMERGENCY DESCENT (EMG) Operation:91 City:SPARTA State:MICHIGAN
ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — It was a close call for a pilot in Kent County Thursday afternoon when he and a man he was training were forced to make an emergency landing on a stretch of M-37. Steven Chanter has almost 20 years of flying experience. While he’s experienced engine issues and emergency landings before, he’s never experienced anything like this. Around 4 p.m., drivers in Alpine Township were greeted by an unfamiliar sight on M-37. "I was so surprised," said Cindy Muller, who witnessed the landing. "She says ‘Is that thing going to crash?' Because it didn’t occur to me that’s what it was going to do. 'It’s going to land, it’s going to land,’ she says.” The engine of flight instructor Steven Chanter’s Cessna 172 went out mid-flight on his way back to Sparta Airport. Chanter and a pilot-in-training were only about a mile and a half from the landing strip. "We were headed back to Sparta to finish up for the day," said Chanter. "We were descending down and got to the altitude that we needed to get to be in the traffic pattern, and the engine started running rough, and the student said, 'Hey something’s not quite right.'” Chanter did some checks and noticed his oil pressure was at zero, then something else went wrong. "Very shortly thereafter, the engine completely stopped which made that decision very easy for me," said Chanter. "We needed to land, and it was going to be on M-37, which was right in front of us. We had actually been practicing engine-out maneuvers that day and didn’t realize that we could be practicing one for real.” Chanter had to maneuver over some power lines and underneath traffic signals. Luckily, a red light at the 10 Mile Road intersection gave them an almost clear landing area on M-37. "There was one car sitting at the light in the left lane, and we passed it on the right," said Chanter. "They probably have quite a story to tell their family, too." Chanter landed the plane on the road safely, and neither he nor his trainee was injured. The plane isn't damaged. He says he’s thankful it turned out the way it did. "Fortunately the Lord said, 'Hey this is where you’re going to land', and fortunately I didn’t make the turn and go towards the airport," said Chanter. "There’s no way we would’ve made it.” Chanter says the Federal Aviation Administration and a mechanic on Friday are going to take the engine apart to look and see what was wrong with it; he said the engine was leaking oil. Traffic on M-37 was pushed to one lane for about 45 minutes and was reopened in both lanes before 5 p.m.
ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- A pilot said he was grateful for light traffic when he was forced to land a single-engine plane on M-37 near Sparta following engine trouble. Steven Chanter, a flight instructor, was with a student pilot about 4 p.m. Thursday, March 7 when their Cessna began to sputter and the oil pressure cut out. He knew they would not be able to make it back to the Sparta airport so he chose the road. “It’s very intense and there’s very little time to do very much. We were only about 1,000 feet off the ground,” he said following the safe landing. No one was hurt and the plane was not damaged. Chanter managed to maneuver under power lines that service the traffic light at 10 Mile Road. “Everything happened within probably less than a minute from losing the engine to putting the plane on the ground,” he said. “Fortunately the traffic was clear. We had an open lane on southbound M-37 that we could go through and there was no traffic on 10 Mile Road. Once we cleared that intersection, it was a normal landing at that point.” Chanter has been a pilot since 2000 and flight instructor since 2003. After Thursday’s landing, the plane was loaded onto a flatbed two truck and hauled to a nearby business. Workers planned to take the wings off to transport it back to Sparta airport. Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.mlive.com
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https://registry.faa.gov/N726 Location: Wyndmere, ND Accident Number: GAA19CA158 Date & Time: 03/07/2019, 0835 MST Registration: N726 Aircraft: Piper PA18 Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of control in flight Injuries: 2 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Other Work Use The pilot reported that he was hired to make a predator control flight. After completing a right turn to the west, he initiated a climbing left turn to the east and about 75ft above the ground, the airplane "banked violently to the right and back to the left about two-three times", descended and impacted the snow-covered ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The hiring agency check pilot reported that during a post-accident flight review with the accident pilot, the pilot did not apply rudder inputs during turns, steep turns, and stall recovery. Pilot Information Certificate: Flight Instructor; Commercial Age: 66, Male Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea Seat Occupied: Front Other Aircraft Rating(s): None Restraint Used: 3-point Instrument Rating(s): Airplane Second Pilot Present: No Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Single-engine Toxicology Performed: No Medical Certification: Class 2 With Waivers/Limitations Last FAA Medical Exam: 02/01/2019 Occupational Pilot: Yes Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 10/19/2018 Flight Time: (Estimated) 19850 hours (Total, all aircraft), 14500 hours (Total, this make and model) Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Piper Registration: N726 Model/Series: PA18 150 Aircraft Category: Airplane Year of Manufacture: 1982 Amateur Built: No Airworthiness Certificate: Restricted Serial Number: 18-8309021 Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel Seats: 2 Date/Type of Last Inspection: 02/01/2019, Annual Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1750 lbs Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: 14208.6 Hours Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming ELT: C91 installed, activated, did not aid in locating accident Engine Model/Series: O-320 Registered Owner: Larsons Flying Service Rated Power: 180 Operator: Larsons Flying Service Operating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight Plan Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions Condition of Light: Day Observation Facility, Elevation: KGWR, 1267 ft msl Distance from Accident Site: 24 Nautical Miles Observation Time: 1435 UTC Direction from Accident Site: 232° Lowest Cloud Condition: Visibility: 10 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: Calm / Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None Wind Direction: Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A Altimeter Setting: 30.3 inches Hg Temperature/Dew Point: -21°C / -23°C Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation Departure Point: Oaks, ND Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR Destination: Type of Clearance: None Departure Time: 0630 CST Type of Airspace:Class G Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 2 None Aircraft Damage: Substantial Passenger Injuries: N/A Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 2 None
Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Columbus, Ohio Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms https://registry.faa.gov/N102XP Location: Marysville, OH Accident Number: GAA19CA156 Date & Time: 03/07/2019, 1000 EST Registration: N102XP Aircraft: James A Gray Just Aircraft Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of control on ground Injuries: 1 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Instructional The student pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while practicing takeoff and landings, landed hard with "a big bounce" and the right wing came up. He attempted to correct by adding power and initiating a go-around. Subsequently the airplane then ground looped, exited the runway and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 15 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 300° at 2 knots and visibility was 10 statute miles. The airplane was landing runway 26. Student Pilot Information Certificate: Student Age: 62, Male Airplane Rating(s): None Seat Occupied: Left Other Aircraft Rating(s): None Restraint Used: Unknown Instrument Rating(s): None Second Pilot Present: No Instructor Rating(s): None Toxicology Performed: No Medical Certification: None Last FAA Medical Exam: Occupational Pilot: No Last Flight Review or Equivalent: Flight Time: (Estimated) 163 hours (Total, all aircraft), 101 hours (Total, this make and model), 36 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 23 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 15 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 2 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft) Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: James A Gray Registration: N102XP Model/Series: Just Aircraft Highlander Aircraft Category: Airplane Year of Manufacture: 2013 Amateur Built: Yes Airworthiness Certificate: Special Light-Sport Serial Number: JA204-04-10 Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel Seats: 2 Date/Type of Last Inspection: 08/15/2018, Condition Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1320 lbs Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: 90 Hours as of last inspection Engine Manufacturer: Jabiru ELT: C126 installed, activated, aided in locating accident Engine Model/Series: 3300 Registered Owner: On file Rated Power: 120 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: KMRT, 1021 ft msl Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles Observation Time: 1515 UTC Direction from Accident Site: 335° Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 2900 ft agl Visibility: 10 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: 5 knots / Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None Wind Direction: 300° Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A Altimeter Setting: 30.35 inches Hg Temperature/Dew Point: -3°C / -9°C Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation Departure Point: Marysville, OH (MRT) Type of Flight Plan Filed: None Destination: Marysville, OH (MRT) Type of Clearance: None Departure Time: 0800 EST Type of Airspace: Class G Airport Information Airport: Union County (MRT) Runway Surface Type: Grass/turf Airport Elevation: 1020 ft Runway Surface Condition: Unknown Runway Used: 26 IFR Approach: None Runway Length/Width: 2702 ft / 81 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: 40.224444, -83.351667 (est)
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
American Airlines Inc https://registry.faa.gov/N173AN Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf Location: New York, NY Accident Number: DCA18LA285 Date & Time: 09/06/2018, 1245 EDT Registration: N173AN Aircraft: Boeing 757 Injuries: 1 Serious, 112 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier - Scheduled On September 6, 2018, at about 1245 eastern daylight time, American Airlines flight 279, a Boeing 757, N173AN, experienced an abrupt maneuver while descending into John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK), Jamaica, New York. Of the 113 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received serious injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled international passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Edinburgh Airport (EGPH), Edinburgh, Scotland, to KJFK. Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Boeing Registration: N173AN Model/Series: 757 223 Aircraft Category: Airplane Amateur Built: No Operator: American Airlines Operating Certificate(s) Held: Flag carrier (121) Meteorological Information and Flight Plan Conditions at Accident Site: Condition of Light: Observation Facility, Elevation: Observation Time: Distance from Accident Site: Temperature/Dew Point: Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / , Lowest Ceiling: Visibility: Altimeter Setting: Type of Flight Plan Filed: Departure Point: Destination: Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 Serious, 8 None Aircraft Damage: None Passenger Injuries: 104 None Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 1 Serious, 112 None Latitude, Longitude:
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Soldotna, Alaska Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms https://registry.faa.gov/N7207A
Location: Whittier, AK Accident Number: ANC19LA008 Date & Time: 11/27/2018, 1230 AKS Registration: N7207A Aircraft: Cessna 172 Aircraft Damage: Destroyed Defining Event: Loss of engine power (partial) Injuries: 2 Minor Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On November 27, 2018, about 1230 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N7207A, was destroyed during a forced landing and postcrash fire following a total loss of engine power shortly after departure from an off-airport landing site on Montague Island about 60 miles east of Seward, Alaska. The student pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 visual flight rules (VFR) flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, on a previous flight the same day, while on final approach to the off-airport landing site on Montague Island the engine lost all power. He applied carburetor heat and was able to restart the engine and landed uneventfully. Following the event, the pilot sumped the fuel system and removed 7 vials of water. He then taxied for departure and completed a run-up. The engine continued to run rough for a short period of time, then began to smooth out with no anomalies noted. Just after departure from the off-airport landing site, at about 30 ft above ground level, the engine lost all power. The airplane impacted Alder trees off the departure end of the airstrip and was destroyed by postcrash fire. The aircraft was equipped with a Continental Motors O-300 series engine. Due to the remote location of the accident site, the airplane was not recovered or examined after the accident. The closet weather reporting facility is Seward Airport (PAWD), Seward, Alaska, about 60 miles west of the accident site. At 1353, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) from PAWD was reporting in part: wind, calm; sky condition, broken clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,900 ft, overcast clouds at 6,000 ft; visibility, 10 statute miles; temperature, 45° F; dewpoint, 41° F; altimeter, 29.06 inHg. Pilot Information Certificate: Student Age: 39, Male Airplane Rating(s): None 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 Without Waivers/Limitations Last FAA Medical Exam: 10/01/2018 Occupational Pilot: No Last Flight Review or Equivalent: Flight Time: Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Cessna Registration: N7207A Model/Series: 172 Undesignated Aircraft Category: Airplane Year of Manufacture: 1956 Amateur Built: No Airworthiness Certificate: Normal Serial Number: 29307 Landing Gear Type: Tricycle Seats: Date/Type of Last Inspection: 09/11/2018, Annual Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2299 lbs Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: 5080 Hours at time of accident Engine Manufacturer: Continental ELT: C126 installed, activated, aided in locating accident Engine Model/Series: O-300 SER 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: PAWD Distance from Accident Site: Observation Time: 2253 UTC Direction from Accident Site: Lowest Cloud Condition: Visibility: 10 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 3800 ft agl Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: Calm / Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: Wind Direction: Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: Altimeter Setting: 29.06 inches Hg Temperature/Dew Point: 7°C / 5°C Precipitation and Obscuration: Light - Rain Departure Point: Whittier, AK Type of Flight Plan Filed: None Destination: Type of Clearance: None Departure Time: AKS Type of Airspace: Class G Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 Minor Aircraft Damage: Destroyed Passenger Injuries: 1 Minor Aircraft Fire: On-Ground Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 2 Minor Latitude, Longitude: 59.878889, -147.747778 (est)
https://registry.faa.gov/N202PS NTSB Identification: DCA19CA035 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of PSA Airlines Accident occurred Saturday, December 01, 2018 in New York, NY Aircraft: Bombardier CL 600 2B19, registration: N202PS NTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.