Overall accident rates were down, with sharp decreases in weather-related accidents and maneuvering accidents, which reached a 10-year low.
aviation accidents
Plane breaks up in flight when pilot loses control
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and improper recovery from an unusual attitude, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
First landing in Wag-a-Bond goes awry
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.
Landing gear motor fails on takeoff
Failure of the landing gear motor, which prevented the gear from extending fully to the down and locked position, which resulted in a gear collapse on landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.
Mechanic’s improper maintenance leads to forced landing
The mechanic’s improper maintenance, which resulted in the crankshaft expansion plug dislodging in flight and a subsequent forced landing.
Cessna bent after hitting deer during takeoff
The airplane’s impact with a deer during takeoff.
Landing gear hydraulic line fails in flight
The separation failure of a landing gear system hydraulic line and its compression fitting during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial gear up landing.
New video analyzes fatal Reno crash
ASI Senior Vice President Richard McSpadden, former Commander/Flight Leader for the USAF Thunderbirds, looks at the Sept. 18, 2022, accident of an Aero Vodochody L-29 Super Delfin that crashed at the 2022 Reno Air Races, killing pilot Aaron Hogue.
Pilot crashes after realizing Air Tractor’s hopper was not empty
The pilot’s failure to use full power during takeoff and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain.