The flight instructor’s inadequate inflight fuel planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.
aviation accidents
Student crashes during first flight after six years
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
Human Factors: Fuel factors
At the accident site, an Amazon warehouse parking lot in Akron, Ohio, investigators found no fuel in the 1973 Cessna 172M’s tanks, lines, or carburetor bowl — and only trace amounts in the fuel filter.
Pilot under the influence crashes during go-around
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the effects of alcohol consumption.
Inadequately maintained fuel injection servo leads to engine failure
The total loss of engine power due to an inadequately maintained fuel injection servo.
RVs collide on the runway at AirVenture 2022
The failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.
Flight to air show ends in serious injuries
The airplane pilot’s inadvertent encounter with rotor wash/turbulence during short final approach, which resulted in a loss of control in flight.
Picture of the Day: Ouch
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The aftermath of an aircraft when the landing gear failed to come down in time. This plane was housed at Grant County Airport in Petersburg, West Virginia, until all the paperwork was complete.”
Pilot loses control of new-to-him airplane
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, aerodynamic stall, and collision with a fence and terrain.