Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
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Distracted pilot lands gear up during flight review
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
Aborted landing injures two
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
Plane ends up in lake after running out of fuel
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Carb ice leads to Taylorcraft’s forced landing
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
Cessna 185 hits boat
Probable Cause: A recreational boat crossed in front of the airplane’s path during landing on the water which resulted in the airplane colliding with the boat.
Pre-buy flight goes awry
Probable Cause: The sport pilot’s poor decision to allow a non-certificated pilot to land the airplane which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
Fuel exhaustion leads to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
VFR into IMC deadly for GA pilots in under three minutes
A new review of research into general aviation accidents unearthed a startling statistic: Pilots without an instrument rating lose control of their aircraft within 178 seconds of entering IMC.









