Recent content by Peter Ha

A pilot and their dog are lucky to be alive after a plane landed in ocean waters just off the coast of Southern California, forcing them to swim to shore Sunday afternoon, authorities confirmed to Nexstar’s KTLA. Calls about the plane landing in the Pacific Ocean in the Rancho Palos Verdes area...

https://abc7.com/corona-plane-crash-auburndale-street-w-rincon/14193207/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-in-wilmington/ A male pilot and his female student are in critical condition after a small plane crashed into a soccer field in northwest San Pedro Monday afternoon, authorities said. The crash was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 400 block...

CSA SportCruiser stalled and burned https://abc7.com/van-nuys-airport-plane-crash-aircraft-on-fire/13587720/

Im not sure how this pilot was able to land in such short strip!

https://www.audacy.com/kearth101/news/pilot-makes-forced-landing-in-prado-dam Witness this crash shortly after takeoff; heard the pilot say "calling emergency, over Prado dam, returning to 07" I couldn't see the plane but my passenger saw the crash as it did steep dive then flared at last...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Of all the things to go wrong midair in the cockpit of a plane, finding a venomous snake under the pilot's seat must surely be one of the worst scenarios. So spare a thought for South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus. "I felt this little cold sensation underneath my...

A 28-year-old woman suffered minor injuries today when her small plane overturned at Van Nuys, CA Airport https://patch.com/california/northridge/small-plane-crashes-van-nuys-airport-report https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2023-03-09-small-plane-overturns-at-van-nuys-airport/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/plane-makes-crash-landing-on-ventura-beach/

https://kion546.com/cnn-regional/2022/09/05/pilot-rescued-after-helicopter-rolls-over-following-hard-landing/ https://ktla.com/news/local-news/helicopter-crashes-on-mt-baldy-pilot-hospitalized/

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cal-fire-contracted-helicopter-crashes-at-in-banning-three-people-injured/

https://abc7.com/la-verne-airport-plane-crash-brackett-field-aviation-accidents/12198140/

A person drove from Arkansas to purchase this plane (Smyth Siderwinder TD) and it crashed on takeoff. -Wichita County Sheriff https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/08/20/one-confirmed-dead-following-plane-crash-wichita-valley-airport/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-91-freeway-corona/2960401/ https://www.pe.com/2022/08/09/airplane-lands-on-91-freeway-in-corona-catches-fire-occupants-reported-safe/

Thanks, having fun learning... that is my plan. I'm fortunate enough not doing this for career grind but fun. Hope to carry more load for trip to Catalina Island airport then camping. Someone said "a good pilot is always learning" Well, i've been stagnant since my PPL and complex-endorsement...