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NTSB Accidents

Pilot seriously injured when disconnected fuel line leads to forced landing

By NTSB · January 4, 2023 ·

The total loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.

Mooney pilot hits mowing equipment after unstable approach

By NTSB · December 28, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around during an unstable approach to land which resulted in a landing area overshoot and a subsequent runway excursion.

Pilot fails to extend landing gear after accidentally merging two checklists

By NTSB · December 23, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

Thrown off by gusty winds, Beech pilot forgets to extend landing gear

By NTSB · December 21, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and his failure to confirm that the landing gear was extended before landing.

Distracted student pilot bends Cessna 150

By NTSB · December 19, 2022 ·

The student pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s diverted attention to the incorrect flap setting.

Pilot crashes after blinded by the sun

By NTSB · December 16, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during the attempted go around following an approach to landing in sun glare.

Pilot’s loss of situational awareness leads to crash

By NTSB · December 14, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during his attempted landing and his loss of situational awareness that led to him to misidentify a pipeline field for the landing airpark.

Student seriously injured when he stalls during go-around

By NTSB · December 12, 2022 ·

The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Unstabilized approach and icy runway a bad combination

By NTSB · December 9, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper control of the airplane, which led to an unstabilized approach and a long landing on a runway contaminated with ice and patchy packed snow resulting in a runway excursion.

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