The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in impact with a knoll and a subsequent ground-loop.
NTSB Accidents
Student’s failure to relinquish control results in plane hitting airport fence
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and the student’s failure to relinquish control, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.
Attempt to hand-prop C182 ends in crash
The pilot’s failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and hit a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that could not be determined.
Fuel exhaustion leads to serious injuries for the pilot
The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
Attempt to take selfie leads to ditching in open water
The student pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.
Bird hits prop, then pilot’s face
The airplane’s impact by a bird during the initial climb.
Passenger hits the brakes during landing
The passenger’s inadvertent application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Pilot crashes after being too focused inside cockpit
The pilot’s focus inside the cockpit during the base turn and final approach, which led to a high sink rate developing and a subsequent hard landing short of the runway.
It was like a tornado in the plane
The pilot’s distraction due to an open canopy during final approach, which resulted in a loss of altitude and ground impact short of the runway.