The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. An additional cause was the pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB Accidents
Blocked carburetor leads to power loss
A partial loss of engine power due to a blocked carburetor jet.
Failure to position fuel selector leads to crash
Fuel starvation as result of the pilot’s failure to properly position the fuel selector.
Stall results in cartwheel on landing
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed on approach, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Carburetor ice results in accident
Carburetor icing causing a partial loss of engine power, and the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, leading to the inadvertent stall.
Loss of engine power leads to off-airport landing
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing.
Pilot misjudges approach
The pilot’s misjudgment of altitude, resulting in an undershoot.
Botched go-around leads to crash
The failure to retract the flaps during a go-around, which resulted in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain.
Poor fuel management leads to crash
The pilot’s failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.







