# NTSB investigations, OR: Abnormal runway contact

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR25LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA296.md): Cessna 172M · Albany, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2025 · N20490 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR25FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA002.md): Taylor J-2 · Roseburg, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 3, 2024 · N19252 · Substantial damage
  > On October 3, 2024, about 1130 Pacific daylight time, a Taylor J-2 airplane, N19252, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Roseburg, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB WPR20CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA316.md): Piper PA 12 · Pacific City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2020 · N7754H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined due to lack of available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR19LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA196.md): Cessna 210 5(205) · Dallesport, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2019 · N8260Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper pitch control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a bounced landing and landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA18CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA176.md): American Champion 7GCBC · Ontario, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2018 · N234RA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing, in cross wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA490.md): Cessna 208 · Mulino, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2017 · N9829B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA443.md): Cessna A185 · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2016 · N185SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA16CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA431.md): Cessna 152 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2016 · N48440 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the engine mount.
- [NTSB GAA16CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA407.md): Cessna 152 · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2016 · N49276 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing/abnormal runway contact, a partial nose wheel collapse and substantial damage to the firewall.
- [NTSB WPR16CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA022.md): Knox Marion L RV-6A · Lebanon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 6, 2015 · N259MK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an aborted landing which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB WPR15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA208.md): Mooney M20E · Salem, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2015 · N5608Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's unstabilized approach and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a porpoise during landing. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted…
- [NTSB WPR13CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA365.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Independence, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2013 · N96037 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare with a crosswind condition, and unsuccessful attempt to correct a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR12CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA399.md): Cessna 182F · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2012 · N34SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA008.md): Cessna 172P · Cornelius, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2011 · N52013 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with an unseen hole or obstacle on the grass runway.
- [NTSB WPR11CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA330.md): Cessna 210-5(205) · McKenzie Bridge, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N8343Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR11LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA276.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.3 · Jefferson, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2011 · N260HC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on short final after experiencing a downdraft, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA361.md): Beech V35 · Bend, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2010 · N24WG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind gust during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '090')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/cases?state=OR

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