Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
aviation accidents
Student Pilot Hits Landscaper While Taxiing
Probable Cause: The pilot and the landscape worker’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision.
Children of the Magenta Line: What 150,000 Safety Records Reveal About Pilots
The cockpit technology designed to make flying safer is producing pilots who cannot fly without it — and data shows the problem is getting worse.
Student’s Landing Attempt in Gusty Wind Bends Musketeer
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action during a landing attempt in a gusty wind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
Pilot Lands Gear Up When Distracted By Busy Pattern
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Fuel Starvation Ends Aerial Survey Flight Early
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s fuel supply.
Kitfox Sinks in River After Hitting Powerlines
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during low altitude flying.
Inoperative Ignition System Leads to Experimental’s Emergency Landing
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to an inoperative ignition system.
Engine Start Advice Backfires For Cub Pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to confirm the throttle position before attempting to start the airplane’s engine by manually rotating the propeller, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.