aviation accidents

Pilot failed to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane that was maneuvering on the ramp. Damage ensued.

Faulty balked landing procedure led to an uncontrolled descent, hard landing and ultimately a collapsed nose gear.

An attempt to avoid a hitting a deer on the runway ends with a collision with trees and an off-airport landing.

Attention focused inside the cockpit, the pilot failed to notice a slight rise in terrain.

A loose magnet in the flywheel was the culprit in a total engine loss in this Titan T-51.

Pilot worked with ATC in an attempt to navigate through an area of thunderstorm activity. Extreme descents were followed by an in-flight break-up for the Van’s RV-9.

Distracted during pre-flight, pilot failed to confirm fuel cap was securely in place.

Delayed recovery likely caused fatal “collision with terrain” for Skybolt 300.

A “hard, but not too hard” landing on a remote beach was too much for the right main landing gear.