NTSB investigations, 2012
39 cases where the defining event was Abnormal runway contact.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 47 |
| 2010 | 45 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 28 |
| 2014 | 42 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 | 16 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2012
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2012 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN13CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Middle Bass Island, OHThe pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in impact with the edge of the runway surface.NTSB ERA13CA098Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMckay Gene RV-9A · Brunswick, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR13CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Needles, CAThe flight instructor, while demonstrating a water landing to the pilot receiving instruction, did not maintain proper alignment with the landing surface, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN13CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChristen Industries Pitts S-2S · Grain Valley, MOThe pilot's improper landing flare, which led to a bounced landing and subsequent loss of control.NTSB CEN13CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Moline, ILThe student pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB CEN13CA064Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawson Ron Rans S-19 · Crowley, LAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and the airplane nosing over.NTSB ERA13CA035Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAB Sportine Aviacija Genesis 2 · Roseland, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain glider control during takeoff.NTSB CEN13CA026Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMace Justin I Dragonfly · Durango, COThe pilot’s delayed decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inexperience in the accident airplane and his encounter with conditions that exceeded his capabilities.NTSB ERA12CA564Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLancair LC42-550FG · Okeechobee, FLThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN12LA635Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Mecosta, MIThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.NTSB CEN12CA624Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Salina, KSThe flight instructor's improper flare in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN12CA612Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G36 · Decatur, TXThe pilot's delay in executing the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR12LA377Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Everett, WAA hard landing likely made by the private pilot on a solo flight that preceded the dual instructional flight during which the wing damage became obvious.NTSB WPR12CA399Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182F · Hood River, ORThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA12CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 208B · Raeford, NCThe pilot's decision to land in a grassy area next to a paved runway, which resulted in impact with a ditch and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.NTSB ANC12CA089Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Coldfoot, AKThe pilot's delayed decision to turn around while flying through a narrow mountain pass, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA12CA496Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Culpeper, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.NTSB CEN12CA509Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Three Lakes, WIThe 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 CEN12LA493Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Montrose, COThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CEN12LA676Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Elyria, OHThe pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA12CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCzech Sport Piper Sport · Sanford, METhe student pilot’s inadequate landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ANC12FA073Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Homer, AKThe pilot’s improper evaluation of the weather conditions and his subsequent downwind water landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB WPR12CA300Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182T · Flagstaff, AZThe pilot’s inadequate landing flare after encountering a downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN12LA386Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Walnut Ridge, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering a whirlwind or dust-devil during the landing flare.NTSB ANC12CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3F-65 · Beluga, AKThe pilot's delayed decision to go around, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR12CA268Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Woodland, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent path during the approach to land, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his improper retraction of the flaps during the subsequent attempted go-around.NTSB ANC12CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206G · Homer, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.NTSB CEN12LA337Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Put-in-Bay, OHThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point at the proper speed, his failure to initiate a go-around, and the airplane’s inadequate climb gradient after the aborted landing, which resulted in impact with the trees.NTSB ANC12CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210L · Whittier, AKThe pilot’s failure use the prelanding checklist and to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB ANC12CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShort Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 · Chefornak, AKThe pilot's misidentification of a nearby snow-covered road as the snow-covered runway in flat light conditions.NTSB CEN12CA263Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCampbell David Legacy · Durango, COThe pilot’s improper flare and subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR12LA444Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Glendale, AZThe pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB ANC12CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil · Valdez, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing surface, which resulted in the tail rotor contacting terrain.NTSB WPR12CA168Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportApollo Monsoon · Oro Valley, AZThe pilot’s failure to lower the nose landing gear in time to prevent it from slamming onto the runway and collapsing.NTSB CEN12CA240Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Monroe, LAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control.NTSB CEN12CA205Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFurru Donald Jeffrey Skyranger V MAX · Viola, ARThe pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB DCA12WA040Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationDornier 328 · Reykjavik, IcelandThe Iceland Air Accident Investigation Board (AAI) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Dornier D328 that occurred on February 20, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions…NTSB WPR12LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech G18 · Hollister, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent hard landing, loss of directional control, and ground loop.NTSB WPR12CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Mokuleia, HIThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.