Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.
Jessica has worked in television production and management consulting. While not yet a licensed pilot, Ms. Salerno has received flight instruction and has soloed.
At about 1510 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 206, N80230Z, operated by Scenic Mountain Air of Moose Pass, was seriously damaged during a forced landing when it collided with terrain following a loss of power during cruise flight, about 77 miles north of McGrath, Alaska. It was VFR. The pilot reported vibration in cruise flight and heard a loud bang and then the propeller stopped. He noted that the underside of the engine cowling had a dent near the oil dipstick inspection door.
A Short Brothers SC-7 operated by Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., of Fairbanks, Alaska, collided with trees during takeoff and initial climb from a remote airstrip about 82 miles east-northeast of McGrath, Alaska. The director of operations for Arctic Circle Air reported that the pilot was planning to fly the airplane to the company maintenance facility in Anchorage from the Mystic Lake Lodge. The gravel surface airstrip is oriented north/south and is about 1,100 feet long and about 40 feet wide.
While attempting a forced landing following a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from Runway 27 at the Portage County Airport in Ravenna, Ohio, a Beech V35B Bonanza was substantially damaged. It was VFR and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and his flight instructor were not injured. The accident occurred during the first flight after all six engine cylinders had been replaced. Three days prior to the accident, the pilot performed an engine run-up to verify proper engine operation and to see if any fluid leaks were present. No anomalies were encountered.
