The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his use of excessive braking while taxiing.
NTSB Accidents
Bird bends RV-10
The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach.
First flight bends homebuilt plane
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in the right tire contacting the runway first followed by the left wing.
Plane hits fence after student fails to relinquish controls to CFI
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and the student’s failure to relinquish control, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.
Trike pilot runs out of gas over desert
The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
Student pilot’s selfie ends in forced landing in water
The student pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.
Attempt to hand prop 182 goes awry
The pilot’s failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and impact a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that could not be determined.
Bird hits plane, then pilot
The airplane’s impact by a bird during the initial climb.
Bearhawk pilot ground loops after hitting knoll during grass landing
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in impact with a knoll and a subsequent ground-loop.