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Human Factors: A case of mistaken identity

By William E. Dubois · December 1, 2025 · 11 Comments

What lessons can we learn from a pilot who crashes while landing at the wrong airport?

Hydraulic fluid leak leads to landing gear collapsing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 29, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Probable Cause: A landing gear collapse due to a hydraulic fluid leak in the landing gear system.

Mooney pilot loses control while landing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 28, 2025 · 2 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while on final approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, a loss of airplane control, and impact with terrain.

Piper bent during hard landing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 26, 2025 · 4 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

Leaking fuel drain leads to fuel starvation and forced landing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 25, 2025 · 3 Comments

Probable Cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that was the result of a leaking fuel drain.

Lancair hits car

By General Aviation News Staff · November 22, 2025 · 10 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain and a vehicle.

GA accidents down, flight hours up

By General Aviation News Staff · November 21, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Key takeaways from the latest report from the Air Safety Institute show that in 2023 there were 1,097 general aviation accidents in the United States, including 186 that were fatal. The overall accident rate fell to 3.86 per 100,000 flight hours, down from 4.3 in 2022, and the fatal accident rate declined to 0.65 from 0.68 the year before.

Piper hits deer while landing

By General Aviation News Staff · November 21, 2025 · 8 Comments

Probable Cause: The collision with deer during the landing rollout.

Piper pilot runs out of fuel one mile from airport

By General Aviation News Staff · November 20, 2025 · 1 Comment

Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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