The pilot’s geographic disorientation and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
aviation accidents
Pilot crashes after losing control on approach to airport
The pilot’s loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Experimental’s test flight goes awry
The pilot’s excessive brake application during landing on a short runway due to his lack of familiarity with the toe brakes, which resulted in a nose-over.
Piper makes forced landing in marsh after pilot forgets to lean the mixture
The pilot’s failure to properly lean the fuel mixture in flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.
How to avoid CFIT accidents
Recommendations from a new report include increased use of Enhanced Vision Systems and Synthetic Vision Systems, mitigating the pressure to complete a mission, changing how we teach VFR into IMC, and continuing to revamp the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.
Fuel exhaustion leads to T28 crash
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Pilots wanted for loss of control study
Researchers want to know if you’ve had any inadvertent inflight loss of control accidents. Survey results will help develop focused training methods to help pilots avoid these types of accidents.
Pilot loses control while taking off from dirt airstrip
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.
Failure to clear trees during takeoff fatal for three
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision, a loss of control, and impact with terrain.