aviation accidents

The uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

The pilot’s decision to attempt to ” water ski” atop a remote river in a wheel-equipped airplane, resulting in a loss of control and a nose over.

The airplane’s encounter with a sunken area during takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne and impacting a tree and then terrain.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an uncontrolled turn and descent into terrain.

The pilot’s failure to apply full engine power during the initiation of a go-around in gusting wind conditions and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

The pilot’s overapplication of the brakes during landing and the subsequent loss of directional control and nose-over.

The pilot’s misjudgment of a ground spray rig’s position and his incorrect belief that a runway incursion might occur, which resulted in the pilot attempting and then aborting a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.