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NTSB Accidents

Training flight ends with gear-up landing

By General Aviation News Staff · October 24, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.

Fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing

By General Aviation News Staff · October 23, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Extreme turbulence bends Cessna 152

By General Aviation News Staff · October 22, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s encounter with severe turbulence at night which resulted in an extended downwind and collision with wires during the base turn.

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

By General Aviation News Staff · October 21, 2025 ·

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 ·

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 ·

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 ·

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 ·

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 ·

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

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