Probable Cause: The instructor pilot’s delayed action and over application of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
NTSB
Beech pilot forgets to extend landing gear
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Attempted go-around ends in crash
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper control inputs and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control during an attempted go-around.
Distracted pilot hits hangar
Probable Cause: The distraction of the pilot during the taxi, resulting in a ground collision.
Van’s vs. vulture
Probable Cause: A bird strike to the airplane’s vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.
Pilot presses wrong lever in unfamiliar plane
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of nose down pitch trim during the attempted aborted landing, which resulted in abnormal contact with the runway.
Backcountry practice goes awry
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
Distracted pilot lands gear up during flight review
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
Aborted landing injures two
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.









