# NTSB investigations: Vans RV-12IS: 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 CEN26LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA125.md): Vans RV-12IS · Appleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 24, 2026 · N46TB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during landing and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed…
- [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 CEN24LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA149.md): Van's RV-12iS · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2024 · N245EM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the nose gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of experience.
- [NTSB CEN23LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA398.md): Van's RV-12 · Crystal, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2023 · N321BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('069002L', '06001B1')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '090' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence?model=069002L

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