The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
aviation accidents
Pilot ground loops after foot slips on rudder
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Ag pilot hits wires
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.
Confused student pilot hits taxiway sign after trying to turn too fast
The student pilot’s improper decision to turn off the runway while the airplane was moving too fast after landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a taxiway sign.
Cirrus pilot deploys chute when landing goes awry
The pilot’s inability to land on the runway in dark night conditions with reported smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated the deployment of the airplane’s parachute system.
Stall proves fatal for Grumman pilot
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Pilot crashes after seat slides back during takeoff
The pilot’s failure to properly secure the seat before takeoff, which resulted in it sliding back during takeoff and rendering him unable to reach the rudder pedals and throttle lever, a subsequent runway excursion, ground loop, and impact with a berm.
Wildlife strikes down in 2020, mostly due to pandemic
The 33% drop in wildlife strikes in 2020 was “directly related” to a 37% drop in aircraft movements during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the FAA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing in a field
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing to a field, and a subsequent nose-over.