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NTSB: Pilot Was Flying Too Low Before Hitting Smokestack in Idaho

Flying Magazine

The NTSB released its final report into the fatal April 2022 accident that occurred when the pilot was on approach to Burley Municipal Airport (KBYI). Company flight records indicated the pilot had flown to KBYI at least 12 times before the accident. Pilots are taught that an approach gradient of more than 3.0

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Scaring Yourself into Additional Dual Instruction

Flying Magazine

The student pilot was signed off for solo flight, and his next two flights were supposed to be short hops out to the practice area to work on learned maneuvers. The second thing that filled him with trepidation was that the aircraft was bouncing around in turbulence more than he was used to. We started with the lack of radio contact.

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NASA Forms

AV Web

He warned us that the tower at a local Class D airport was issuing a pilot deviation a week, so have your NASA forms ready. A lot of reports come from air carrier pilots, which makes sense because they fly the most, but there are plenty of GA airplanes in the mix as well. Pilots of aircraft and drone operators themselves file reports.