AOPA Never Again
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 210 ratingsAOPA presents the "Never Again" series in AOPA Pilot magazine and online to allow pilots to learn from the experiences of others.
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Episodes
Floatplane Pain (April 2020)
April 03, 2020 18:22 - 9 minutesBad decisions often start with good intentions. (By Pat Haseltine)
Close Call (March 2020)
April 03, 2020 18:18 - 9 minutesHow does a pilot miss seeing a Boeing 747? (By William Kramer)
Into the Corn (February 2020)
April 03, 2020 18:15 - 9 minutesIs a cornfield a good choice for an off airport landing? Sometimes you have no other option. (By Scott S. Thomas)
Sputtering into Vegas (January 2020)
December 20, 2019 21:23 - 9 minutesA 182 pilot discovers fuel gauges don't always tell the whole story. (By Dave Houghton)
Multiplying risks (December 2019)
December 20, 2019 21:21 - 12 minutesAccepting a number of seemingly minor risks endangers a Cherokee pilot and his family. (By John Parker)
I do declare (November 2019)
October 11, 2019 18:18 - 7 minutesA Cessna twin pilot applies what he learned in an engine-out emergency to another engine-out emergency. (By Pierre Wildman)
Say again (October 2019)
September 13, 2019 20:18 - 7 minutesA 172 pilot calls tower and receives an instruction that's completely Greek to him. Of course he is flying in Greece. (By Carl Dworman)
Choosing between bad and worse (September 2019)
August 16, 2019 20:00 - 9 minutesYou're flying over the desert and your engine quits. How do you decide which tiny little butte you want to land on? (By Richard Snider)
Rough passage (August 2019)
July 12, 2019 19:50 - 9 minutesEngine trouble above a solid overcast with known icing. That's not good. (By Jose G. Riera)
A monumental mistake (July 2019)
June 18, 2019 17:34 - 11 minutesSightseeing pilots in a dream destination are seduced by scenic grandeur into making a flight they would regret. (By Alan Cockrell)
Stuck controls (June 2019)
June 18, 2019 17:29 - 8 minutesHalfway through an Immelman is not a great time to lose aileron and elevator control. Good thing the regulations require a parachute, but will the pilot need it? (By David Werdeger)
Wild Card (April 2019)
March 18, 2019 19:29 - 6 minutesWe're all set to take our instrument checkride...or are we? Funny how little things can go unnoticed. (By Karen Atkins)
A Precarious U-Turn
January 18, 2019 20:43 - 10 minutesOperating in the Los Angeles VFR corridor seems safe enough, at least until the weather conspires against you. By Steven Mark Sachs.
Jumpers Away (January 2019)
December 11, 2018 19:52 - 8 minutesYour engine dies because there's a parachute wrapped around the propeller. Find out how this happens. (By David Hensley)
Routine Takeoff (December 2018)
November 12, 2018 18:18 - 7 minutesWhen a Remos pilot has a partial engine failure on takeoff, the response seems less clear. What would you do? (By Jeff Durante)
Change of Plans (November 2018)
October 16, 2018 15:25 - 9 minutesAn IFR flight in central Europe makes an American pilot long for the good old FAA. By Robert Tompkins.
A New Low (October 2018)
September 13, 2018 15:16 - 9 minutesWhile testing a novel piece of avionics, two pilots unknowingly become test pilots. By Stephen Davies
Soul Searching (September 2018)
August 14, 2018 19:16 - 9 minutesA Meridian pilot learns the true purpose of training, and any pilot at any time is capable of making a mistake that leads to a dangerous situation. By John Smith.
When to Fold 'Em (August 2018)
July 12, 2018 21:53 - 9 minutesMost pilots would agree that gambling with an airplane is a bad idea. See how one pilot found this out. By Donald Burkley.
Heading which way? (July 2018)
June 11, 2018 19:08 - 8 minutesHave you ever declared an emergency? Have you ever considered it? Ride along in instrument weather with a failed HSI. By Austin Kallemeyn.
Open canopy (June 2018)
May 14, 2018 19:07 - 7 minutesFlying a Cheetah with the canopy open sounds pretty cool--so long as you've read the handbook. By Martin T. Murat
Into the Darkness (May 2018)
April 10, 2018 18:03 - 7 minutesThere's darkness, and then there's middle-of-nowhere darkness. Add in a low cloud base and you've got the recipe for an uncomfortable flight. By Tom Haack.
Moose meat mayhem (April 2018)
March 13, 2018 14:44 - 9 minutesFlight safety is compromised by a moose carcass. (By Mark Owen)
Smoke On (March 2018)
March 13, 2018 14:41 - 7 minutesAn oft-practiced landing technique pays big dividends in the real world when smoke fills the cockpit and the engine self-destructs.
Dancing with the Devil (February 2018)
January 16, 2018 18:43 - 8 minutesA Centurion pilot ices up over the mountains and hears two voices in his head. Find out which one he listens to. (By Joe Brinck)
Cloud on the Runway (January 2018)
December 14, 2017 16:34 - 6 minutesA Civil Air Patrol pilot on an Angel Flight mission realizes the importance of patience when he finds himself nose to nose with another aircraft at 100 feet off the deck. By Dale Brown.
Lights out (December 2017)
November 10, 2017 15:55 - 5 minutesWhen the runway lights go out at night while you're enjoying an electrical failure, decisions have to be made--and quickly. By Gary Souder.
Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeoff (November 2017)
October 10, 2017 14:48 - 8 minutesA sod farm makes a fine landing field until it's harvested. Prepare for a bumpy arrival in "Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeoff" by Tom Haack.
Undone by a no-brainer (October 2017)
September 11, 2017 15:46 - 9 minutesOn a 10-minute VFR trip, a Cessna Skylane pilot wanders into unforecast IMC. What to do? By Peter Boody.
The eyes have it (September 2017)
August 10, 2017 14:47 - 9 minutesAlways perform a visual inspection of the fuel in your tanks. By Jerry Hawkins.
Check the checklist (August 2017)
July 21, 2017 20:07 - 9 minutesA hand-me-down checklist causes problems during an engine failure after takeoff. By James Carter.
The Little Voice Within Me (July 2017)
June 28, 2017 19:20 - 12 minutesThere's certainly something wrong with a Skyhawk that runs through its entire fuel supply in an hour and a half. But if there's no obvious leak, where do you look next? By Doren Weston
Smoke screen (June 2017)
May 30, 2017 15:08 - 9 minutesA Cessna 210 flying in the Bahamas is suddenly filled with blinding smoke. What would you do?
Surprise encounter (May 2017)
April 18, 2017 20:56 - 9 minutesIn this episode, a Zenith 601 XLB pilot finds himself unexpectedly upside down--twice. You might want to grab that helmet and ride along in "Surprise Encounter," by Bill Thomas.
Just like in the real world (April 2017)
April 18, 2017 20:52 - 7 minutesErratic airspeed indications, including a 70-knot indication while plugged into ground power. You trust your ASI, don't you? Compare your answer in "Just Like the Real World," by Harvey R. Greenberg.
Gang bar down (March 2017)
April 18, 2017 20:47 - 8 minutesHigh over the North Atlantic, a King Air pilot inadvertently causes a complete electrical shutdown. Stray on the oxygen and fly along with "Gang Bar Down," by Dan Gleason.
Hatchet job (February 2017)
April 18, 2017 20:44 - 10 minutesWhen the gear fails to retract, a Grumman Goose pilot attempts an extraordinary repair with a most unusual tool.
Airshow awkwardness (January 2017)
April 18, 2017 20:41 - 7 minutesA low-time Cessna pilot pays a social price for an incomplete preflight.
Never Again: Nose to the Grindstone (Dec. 2016)
December 13, 2016 23:19 - 8 minutesMain gear down and locked, nose gear still up in the nose. What would you do when a prop strike is the least of your worries? Find out what a cargo pilot did!
Never Again: Suddenly PIC (Nov. 2016)
December 13, 2016 23:16 - 8 minutesAn iced-up Baron is hard to land when the pilot can't see out the front. Pull on your warm gloves and ride along!
Never Again: Nowhere to Turn (Oct. 2016)
December 13, 2016 23:14 - 10 minutesA Colorado pilot on a VFR mountain cross-country has few options when encountering a wall of clouds. Oxygen might be a good idea!
Never Again: Big Bang (Sept. 2016)
December 13, 2016 23:11 - 7 minutesA Cherokee pilot is cautioned to not to try to scare his passenger, only to find out how scary an engine failure is for all aboard. It's clench time!
Never Again: Slip Slidin' Away (Aug. 2016)
August 16, 2016 22:26 - 7 minutesA ski landing on the Alaskan ice succeeds ... by inches.
Never Again: Half Full (July 2016)
June 23, 2016 17:03 - 9 minutesA hurried takeoff induces an Arrow pilot to miss a fundamental engine control.
Never Again: Mayday over Illinois (May 2016)
June 23, 2016 16:59 - 10 minutesA Bonanza pilot suffers a catastrophic engine failure but lands safely using a synthetic vision system.
Never Again: Where Lesser Angels Roam (June 2016)
June 08, 2016 21:55 - 10 minutesHot weather, an overloaded airplane, and bad advice create a dangerous chain of events. Be glad you're on the ground!
Never Again: Up in Smoke (April 2016)
June 08, 2016 21:52 - 8 minutesIn the chaos of a forest fire, a reconnaissance pilot forgets rule one: fly the plane.
Never Again: Imagination or Insight - Alternator Failure at Night (March 2016)
June 08, 2016 21:47 - 10 minutesWhen the alternator fails, the battery is supposed to be good for 30 minutes. But when it quits after only 18, how do you get the gear down?
Never Again: Once upon a Night Flight Dreary (Jan. 2016)
January 13, 2016 21:27 - 7 minutesA dual alternator failure in IFR, at night, on a twin just out of annual - what could possibly go wrong? Have your flashlight and raincoat handy and climb into the right seat.
Never Again: Engine-out over Okefenokee Swamp (Feb. 2016)
January 13, 2016 21:24 - 8 minutesThe possibility of landing at night in the country's biggest swamp motivates a Cherokee to fly an engine-out approach very carefully.