Peter Tomarken Air Crash Was Survivable
Episode 146 A pilot lost engine power in his single engine plane shortly after takeoff. He did a controlled ditch into the Pacific. The plane is largely intact, yet the pilot and his passenger die. Th...
21 Des 202230min
See & Avoid - Episode 144
"See and Avoid" is widely recognized as a method for avoiding collision. This accident shows that approach has limits. The term "See and Avoid" is part of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulat...
7 Des 202226min
Mooney Accident in Maryland - Episode 143
Did get-there-itis and lack of preflight planning lead to the crash of a Mooney M20J into a power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on November 27? The Flight Safety Detectives think so. The a...
30 Nov 202232min
Recent Air Crash Leads to Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation
Episode 142 The NTSB has issued an urgent aviation safety recommendation for all operators of DHC-3 Otters to conduct an immediate one-time inspection of the horizontal stabilizer actuator lock ring. ...
23 Nov 202223min
Passenger Suicide in Flight
Episode 141 The NTSB database has just 74 events involving suicide and the focus of this discussion is the only one that involves a passenger rather than a pilot. The event took place in 2000, when a ...
16 Nov 202224min
John Denver Crash and Experimental Aircraft
Episode 140 A look inside the world of experimental aircraft is prompted by John Denver’s fatal crash 25 years ago. Denver was flying an experimental aircraft he had recently purchased. The non-standa...
9 Nov 202249min
Failure to Plan Leads to Cessna 150 Crash
Episode 139 A pilot in a Cessna 150 making a short trip in Australia got himself into trying circumstances that led to a crash into trees. This episode dissects the preplanning failures that doomed th...
2 Nov 202219min
