The airplane’s encounter with gusting wind conditions and low-level wind shear on final approach, which resulted in a loss of control, an aerodynamic stall, and a subsequent hard landing.
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Maintenance error leads to 172’s crash
Maintenance personnel’s failure to use the correct throttle linkage hardware when reinstalling the engine, resulting in a disconnection of the throttle during flight.
Piper pilot stalls over runway while being escorted by military aircraft
The pilot’s exceedance of the wing’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control.
Passenger’s leg cramp results in bent RV-8
A loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion resulting as a result of the inadvertent rudder input by the passenger.
Pilot’s assumptions about fuel prove wrong
A total loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly manage the fuel on board the airplane and his failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection.
A Cessna Cub
While he’s not a pilot and will never fly his newest airplane, Greg Hansen is proud of the “Cessna Cub” he created.
Wake turbulence proves fatal for pilot
The pilot’s decision to depart shortly after a landing helicopter, which resulted in an encounter with the helicopter’s wake turbulence and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment by his recent use of ethanol.
Pilot mistakenly extends flaps instead of landing gear
The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.
Pilot seriously injured when wrong fuel put into his plane
The fueler’s addition of the incorrect fuel to the fuel tanks which resulted in a total loss of engine power.