Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions.
aviation accidents
Flight review ends in damaged airplane
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare during gusting wind conditions, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Soft-field takeoff ends in crash
Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a soft-field takeoff.
Kitfox hits fence while landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.
Ag pilot hits power line
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transmission wire.
Nieuport 17 crashes on first test flight
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate after takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
Fuel starvation leads to landing in field
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Yak’s landing on grass runway goes awry
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Loose screw starts accident’s chain of events
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and a runway excursion.




