Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable taxiway, which resulted in the wings striking hidden fence posts.
Failure to maintain yaw control ends in crash
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Pilot’s first landing in Pietenpol ends in nose-over
Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive rudder and brake applications during landing, which caused the airplane to nose over.
Piper stalls during takeoff from industrial truck yard
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the short field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Bird comes ‘out of the sun’ to hit Cessna 172
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.
Pilot hits power lines
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires.
Long EZ’s propeller separates in flight
Probable cause: The in-flight separation of a portion of the propeller, which subsequently penetrated the right rudder, as a result of the failure of the bond line between two of the propeller’s wood layers. Contributing to the failure of the propeller was the manufacturer’s use of an inappropriate bonding agent.
Carb icing leads to forced landing in a field
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Fuel starvation leads to forced landing on a road
Probable cause: The failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot’s failure to identify the pump’s failure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on a road, during which the airplane hit obstacles.