# NTSB investigations, WI: 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 CEN26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA011.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Portage, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2025 · N78RC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude for a short field landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN25LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA345.md): Vans RV-12IS · Hartford, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 26, 2025 · N18HS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing on a turf runway.
- [NTSB CEN25LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA204.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Pembine, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 6, 2025 · N499CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA379.md): Textron 172S · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2024 · N281EA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action that resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA398.md): Segarra Lucas JR Zenith Stoll 701 · Grantsburg, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2021 · N705L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and the nose landing gear collapsing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA344.md): Weiss Denis Sparrow II · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2021 · N725DW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing, a loss of control, and runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA171.md): Beech 76 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2018 · N969RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended during landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s and the instructor’s improper use of checklist.
- [NTSB GAA15CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA279.md): Brunzlick Larry R Seawind 3000 Experim · Pelican Lake, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2015 · N896CB · Substantial damage
  > Abnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of directional control and impact with water.
- [NTSB CEN15FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA328.md): Socata TBM 700 · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2015 · N425KJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper pitch control during the landing, which resulted in the propeller striking the runway, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the subsequent go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…
- [NTSB CEN12CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA509.md): Cessna 182Q · Three Lakes, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2012 · N1DV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive touchdown speed, which resulted in a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in flying light airplanes.
- [NTSB CEN11CA586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA586.md): Cessna TU206G · Shawno, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2011 · N12TL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control on final approach, while maneuvering to avoid birds.
- [NTSB CEN10CA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA578.md): Cessna 172B · Oconomowoc, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2010 · N7560X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the float-equipped airplane on a turf runway.
- [NTSB CEN10CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA038.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Three Lakes, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2009 · N4070Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and touchdown during the water landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA472.md): Fisher RV-7A · Brodhead, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2009 · N257RV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced 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" = 'WI' 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=WI

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