NTSB Accidents

The owner/pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane due to his lack of training and experience, resulting in a collision with a tree.

The pilots’ failure to ensure that the electric fuel pumps were on before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of power on both engines during initial climb.

The partial loss of engine power due to water and contaminants in the fuel, due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and the pilot’s decision to conduct a steep turn at low altitude to return to the runway rather than land straight ahead, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the examiner’s failure to check that the landing gear was extended.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll on the slush-covered runway.

The flight instructor’s inadequate communication with the pilot under review about his intention to simulate a single-engine failure and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the pilot did not respond as expected, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on the snow/slush-covered portion of the runway and the flight instructor’s improper decision to allow the student to make his first solo flight from a snow/slush-covered runway.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off after perceiving a rudder issue during taxi operations.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and descent rate while conducting a low pass over a snow-covered runway after encountering a downdraft and the flight instructor’s delayed action, which resulted in the wheels contacting the snow and the airplane nosing over.