All posts tagged airport hazards

On take off roll from Charleston, SC, the pilot of a Long EZ experienced a rough bump before taking into the air. Upon landing at the destination airport, the pilot discovered that the nose wheel was flat and that the left brake had lost all hydraulic fluid.  The NTSB determined that the nosewheel had struck a military arresting cable on take off and blamed the pilot for inadequate preflight planning in the probable cause analysis. Read more…