Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered airstrip for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
NTSB
Student’s failure to relinquish controls contributes to crash
Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.
Pilot stalls on takeoff
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Luscombe driver hits tree while landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on approach to land.
Student’s many questions distracts CFI
Probable cause: The pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.
Attempted takeoff in gusty winds bends homebuilt
Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Pilots hits tree on final approach
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night, which resulted in a tree strike.
182 ends up in ditch after aborted takeoff
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff in gusting quarting tailwind conditions.
Hard landing bends 172
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.




