Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Three die when Cessna 172 crashes into water
Probable cause: Undetermined because the airplane was not located.
Student’s first solo goes awry
Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
Fuel exhaustion leads to student’s forced landing in a field
Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Improper maintenance leads to forced landing
Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the fuel pressure regulator, which resulted in an excessive fuel and airbox pressure differential and subsequent loss of engine power.
Pilot gives conflicting statements to FAA, Sheriff
Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Cessna 182 damaged during forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent hard, off-airport landing and nose-over.
Piper bent after pilot forgets to extend landing gear
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach to land.
Stinson’s skis malfunction
Probable cause: A failure of the aft support cable on the left main landing ski due to an inadequately formed nicopress sleeve, which allowed the ski to rotate into a vertical position shortly after liftoff, and its unavoidable separation duri