Grumman American AA-1C.(NTSB Reports: Recent general aviation and air...

Aviation Safety;  September 1, 2007 ;     83 words ......weather near the accident site included wind from 270 degrees at five knots; four statute miles' visibility, an overcast at 1000 feet agl, rain, lightning and a passing thunderstorm. Ceilings were variable between 700 feet agl and 1500 feel agl

Vans Aircraft RV-10: November 2, 2007, Greenville, Pa.(NTSB Reports:...

Aviation Safety;  January 1, 2008 ;     143 words ......approximately 0825, witnesses observed the airplane flying approximately 500 feet agl, with the engine revving up and down, and losing altitude. When it reached approximately 50 feet agl, the airplane rolled wings level and impacted a cornfield in a 35...

For the birds

Plane and Pilot;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......reported bird strikes occur at or below 3,000 feet AGL, but strikes at higher altitudes become...ducks and geese often seen at up to 7,000 feet AGL. The FAA's in-house wildlife biologist...investigators that the airplane was less than 50 feet AGL with the flaps at 30 degrees and the ...

Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22: July 11, 2006, Edgewater, MD.(NTSB reports:...

Aviation Safety;  September 1, 2006 ;     101 words ......over the approach end of the runway at an altitude of 150-175 feet agl. He reported that the airplane was diving for the runway. About...runway, the airplane leveled out at an altitude of about 75 feet agl. The witness heard the engine noise increase, but not to full...

Cessna 177RG Cardinal: December 14, 2005, Dixon, Calif.(NTSB Reports:...

Aviation Safety;  February 1, 2006 ;     115 words ......prevailed. A CFI and student noticed the airplane at about 200 feet agl traveling at a high groundspeed. The CFI then noticed a flash...problem. The static line was strung between two towers about 140 feet agl. According to the United States Naval Observatory, sunset took...

Beech E90.(NTSB Reports: Recent general aviation and air carrier...

Aviation Safety;  September 1, 2007 ;     165 words ......Runway 24, the airplane collided with a power line about 55 feet agl. The airplane traveled another 50 feet before colliding with the bottom two lines of an electrical tower at 50 feet agl. These power lines were 1 1/4-inch in diameter and carried...

Piper PA-30.(NTSB Reports: Recent general aviation and air carrier...

Aviation Safety;  September 1, 2007 ;     134 words ......or shut off. He looked up and the airplane was at about 800 feet agl in a nose-down dive, spiraling counter-clockwise. The witness...spin, spinning to the left, at an altitude of about 4-to-500 feet agl. Shortly, the airplane passed from view behind trees and the...

1:60.(UNICOM)(Letter to the editor)

Aviation Safety;  November 1, 2007 ;     274 words ......are 6000 feet (one nautical mile) from the airport, and you are 100 feet agl, you will be on a one-degree glide path (1:60). A three-degree flight path would be 300 feet agl at one nautical mile. This 1:60 relationship comes from converting the...

A mayday GPS approach: that nearest button is only as useful as the skill...

IFR;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......is descending at 800 FPM, you are 6000 feet AGL, and the airport is six minutes away...to decrease. If you're still IMC at 500 feet AGL and landing off-airport, consider turning...you'll reach a downwind at roughly 1000 feet AGL. If at any point you can see the runway...

FAA: Modification of Military Operations Areas (MOA's) in the State of...

M2 Presswire;  February 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......22'00 N., Long. 115deg 52'00 W., below 1,500 feet AGL. a.That airspace below 2,000 feet AGL encompassed by the coordinates beginning at...point of beginning. b.That airspace below 500 feet AGL encompassed by the coordinates beginning at...

Turbo trouble: what do you do on a flight far from home if the engine's...

Aviation Safety;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......300 feet msl. The airplane climbed at an airspeed of approximately 90 knots until reaching 1000 feet agl. The airplane then descended to 900 feet agl before a right turn was initiated back towards GTR. The airplane continued to descend at an airspeed...

Lycoming To The Max!

Plane and Pilot;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......show 2,900 rpm. Smoke goes on and I start a dive from 2,000 feet AGL, accelerating as close to 300 mph as possible. Nearing the...70 to 35 psi, and then it descends slowly. When I'm at 1,700 feet AGL, or if oil pressure dips below 20 psi, I recover from this...

Making a great approach

Plane and Pilot;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......ground and complete the maneuver by 1200 feet AGL. * Fly spirals at a power setting appropriate...double in velocity climbing through 3000 feet AGL. While you're descending to land, expect...turns-around-a-point at a minimum of 1000 feet AGL. * For maximum value, your airspeed ...

The Accelerated Stall

Plane and Pilot;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......miles. During initial climb, at about 450 feet AGL, there was a loud noise and loss of power...airplane continued to climb to about 700 feet AGL, then rolled to the right until the wings...City International Airport. At about 600 feet AGL, the private pilot, who was working toward...

Piper PA-28-140: September 12, 2007, Alsea, Ore.(NTSB Reports: Recent...

Aviation Safety;  November 1, 2007 ;     68 words ......injured. Witnesses in the area reported that they observed the aircraft maneuvering in the valley at altitudes between 1000 feet agl to about 50 feet above the trees. No one saw the aircraft hit the ground in a clear cut area behind a dense stand of trees.