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NTSB Accidents

No one confesses to hard landing that bent wing on flight club’s plane

By General Aviation News Staff · October 21, 2025 · 10 Comments

Probable Cause: A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.

Pilot seriously injured after go-around goes awry

By General Aviation News Staff · October 18, 2025 · 6 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around, that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with terrain.

Pilot crashes while distracted by sick passenger

By General Aviation News Staff · October 17, 2025 · 4 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

Student hits fuel truck

By General Aviation News Staff · October 16, 2025 · 7 Comments

Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fuel truck while taxiing. Also contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot.

Pilot loses control during aborted landing

By General Aviation News Staff · October 15, 2025 · 4 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

Pilot inadvertently retracts landing gear when he meant to retract flaps

By General Aviation News Staff · October 14, 2025 · 6 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

C172 bent when pilot lands on closed waterlogged grass runway

By General Aviation News Staff · October 11, 2025 · 2 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Mooney’s test flight goes awry

By General Aviation News Staff · October 10, 2025 · 6 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the runway’s precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights.

Seized piston leads to total loss of engine power in plane not flown in 10 years

By General Aviation News Staff · October 9, 2025 · 3 Comments

Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to a seized piston in the power take-off cylinder.

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