aviation accidents

The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading and to relinquish the flight controls to the flight instructor when told to do so while landing in gusting, crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with runway lighting.

The pilot’s distraction while looking for traffic, which led to his failure to extend the landing gear before landing, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a subsequent go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

The pilot’s delayed decision to go around, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

The student pilot’s maneuver to the left to avoid striking birds during takeoff and his subsequent loss of directional control after aborting the takeoff and landing on soft, muddy grass adjacent to the runway during, which resulted in a nose-over.

The pilot’s attempt to land on water in an airplane that was not equipped with floats.

The pilot’s failure to properly secure the airplane before hand propping it, which resulted in the unmanned airplane moving and colliding with a fence.

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing was the pilot not obtaining a weather briefing prior to the flight.