aviation accidents

An in-flight collision with a bird during the approach, which resulted in damage to the vertical stabilizer.

The pilot’s failure to conduct the engine starting procedures in accordance with the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, which resulted in an engine fire.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around.

The pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control following takeoff in night instrument meteorological conditions.

The pilot’s improper crosswind correction during taxi operations in gusting crosswind conditions.

The flight instructor’s failure to retract the flaps during an attempted go-around and his failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in a collision with terrain left of the runway.

The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during initial climb after a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.