aviation accidents

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-down water landing and a nose over.

Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during initial climb due to an excessively nose-high attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff in accordance with the Before Takeoff checklist.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separating from the airplane, followed by an aborted landing, and a subsequent ground loop during the follow-on landing.

A failure to use a physical checklist played a significant part in this accident.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering at low altitude.

Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to compensate for a dust devil during an aborted landing, which resulted in the left wing hitting the ground, a runway excursion, and the airplane coming to rest in a nose-down attitude.

Failure to maintain clearance from an antenna atop a tower led to the airplane’s subsequent impact with terrain during an attempted off-airport landing.

According to the Champion 7GC pilot, shortly after takeoff and about 500′ above ground level, the engine lost power. He attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. He made a forced landing in a field near Palmer, Alaska. The airplane landed hard and hit a telephone pole. The pilot reported to the FAA Aviation […]