Drug use — including marijuana — by pilots has climbed over the last five years.
NTSB
Portable GPS cable retracts landing gear
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the portable GPS and antenna cable, which resulted in the inadvertent landing gear retraction during landing.
Distracted pilot bends G58
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Glider tow plane crashes on takeoff
Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to maintain pitch during a CG aerotow, which resulted in the loss of control of the tow airplane.
Landing on snow-covered airstrip goes awry
Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered airstrip for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Student’s failure to relinquish controls contributes to crash
Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.
Pilot stalls on takeoff
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Luscombe driver hits tree while landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on approach to land.
Student’s many questions distracts CFI
Probable cause: The pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.





