Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in cross wind conditions.
NTSB Accidents
Pilot blames faulty wind sock for crash
Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.
Pilot crashes after reaching for iPad on landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s unnecessary action during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
Pilots land gear up during lesson
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended during landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s and the instructor’s improper use of checklist.
Bellanca pilot ground loops during flight review
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Water in the fuel system brings down Cessna 172
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during departure and a subsequent impact with terrain.
Deer hits plane during night landing
Probable cause: A deer collided with aircraft during landing at night.
Fuel starvation leads to forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management and his failure to switch to a fuel tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Instructional flight ends in hitting sagebrush
Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and lateral control during the go-around in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the flight instructor






