If you decide to fly IFR, be sure you'll fully briefed, including terminal procedures. One pilot learned this in a rather startling way. (By Rod Callison) 

If you decide to fly IFR, be sure you'll fully briefed, including terminal procedures. One pilot learned this in a rather startling way. (By Rod Callison)

Into the Soup (July 2023)

Unforecast IMC: It can happen at any time and come from anywhere--like over the ridge of that mountain we're rapidly approaching. What would you do? (By Larry Landau) 

Unforecast IMC: It can happen at any time and come from anywhere--like over the ridge of that mountain we're rapidly approaching. What would you do? (By Larry Landau)

Cloud Cover (June 2023)

Three missed approaches. And where are we? See if you can be the first to spot the ground. (By David Wiseman) Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

Three missed approaches. And where are we? See if you can be the first to spot the ground. (By David Wiseman) Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

Trading Places (May 2023)

Hawaii may be a paradise, but not for a VFR pilot flying into IMC. Find out what happens. (By Brian Delamer)Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

Hawaii may be a paradise, but not for a VFR pilot flying into IMC. Find out what happens. (By Brian Delamer) Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

VFR into IMC (April 2023)

There's lots of stories in aviation about not having enough fuel. But when do you have too much? (By Carmine Mowbray)Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

There's lots of stories in aviation about not having enough fuel. But when do you have too much? (By Carmine Mowbray) Want to share your Never Again story with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish it in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it for this podcast.

The Parallax Doesn't Lie (March 2023)

Don't land on taxiways. Just don't. Find out what led a pilot to do just that. (By Doug Magill) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

Don't land on taxiways. Just don't. Find out what led a pilot to do just that. (By Doug Magill) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

Six-Right Surprise (February 2023)

The iPad has become an invaluable tool until it breaks loose from its mount and jams the controls. Tighten down that clamp and ride along. (By Tom Fournier) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

The iPad has become an invaluable tool until it breaks loose from its mount and jams the controls. Tighten down that clamp and ride along. (By Tom Fournier) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

Anticipation of Adventure (January 2023)

Risk--what is it, and how do you mitigate it, especially with regards to the weather? And how much risk is too much? Find out what happens when risk is mismanaged. (By Preston Harrison) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast. 

Risk--what is it, and how do you mitigate it, especially with regards to the weather? And how much risk is too much? Find out what happens when risk is mismanaged. (By Preston Harrison) Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

Risky Weather (December 2022)

Nothing like a fire to liven up a phase check. Check that the fire extinguisher has a full charge. (By James Nova) Do you have a Never Again you'd like to share with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine (and turn it into a Never Again podcast!) 

Nothing like a fire to liven up a phase check. Check that the fire extinguisher has a full charge. (By James Nova) Do you have a Never Again you'd like to share with your fellow pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine (and turn it into a Never Again podcast!)

Fire is Not Your Friend (November 2022)

Do you know how to disconnect your autopilot and do you have a backup plan for when the primary plan doesn't work? Find how many tries it might take. (By John Jacobi)Do you have your own Never Again story to share with other pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may use your story in this podcast and in AOPA Pilot magazine.

Do you know how to disconnect your autopilot and do you have a backup plan for when the primary plan doesn't work? Find how many tries it might take. (By John Jacobi) Do you have your own Never Again story to share with other pilots? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may use your story in this podcast and in AOPA Pilot magazine.

Along for the Ride (October 2022)

AOPA 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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AOPA Never Again

Flying a race plane is different from flying just about anything else. Find out what happened on this pilot's maiden flight. (By W. G. Hill)

Close Call (June 2020)

A 182 pilot discovers fuel gauges don't always tell the whole story. (By Dave Houghton)

Sputtering into Vegas (January 2020) 

There'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.

Into the Darkness (May 2018)

On a 10-minute VFR trip, a Cessna Skylane pilot wanders into unforecast IMC. What to do? By Peter Boody.

Undone by a no-brainer (October 2017) 

A Cessna twin pilot applies what he learned in an engine-out emergency to another engine-out emergency. (By Pierre Wildman)

I do declare (November 2019) 

Accepting a number of seemingly minor risks endangers a Cherokee pilot and his family. (By John Parker)

Multiplying risks (December 2019)

A Mother's Day promise to his wife and mother caused one pilot to push his limits. (By Tom Snow)

Mother's Day Get-there-itis (May 2020)

Listen to the April 2013 "Never Again" story: Big Sky mission.

Big sky mission

Sightseeing pilots in a dream destination are seduced by scenic grandeur into making a flight they would regret. (By Alan Cockrell)

A monumental mistake (July 2019) 

Your engine dies because there's a parachute wrapped around the propeller. Find out how this happens. (By David Hensley)

Jumpers Away (January 2019)

An unsuspecting cross-country pilot gets "thumped" by an F-16.

Never Again: A Thump on Final (July. 2015)

It's nice having a deep-voiced controller to save your bacon when you're icing up in hard IMC in the mountains.

Never Again: You Can't Use that Flying IFR (Nov. 2015)

Operating in the Los Angeles VFR corridor seems safe enough, at least until the weather conspires against you. By Steven Mark Sachs.

A Precarious U-Turn

A 172 pilot calls tower and receives an instruction that's completely Greek to him. Of course he is flying in Greece. (By Carl Dworman)

Say again (October 2019)

A 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.

Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeoff (November 2017) 

A newly-minted instrument pilot falls into the impending clearance trap. Cinch up that harness and expect some turbulence!

Never Again: Scud Runner (Dec. 2015)

There'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

The Little Voice Within Me (July 2017) 

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