# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180: 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 CEN25LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA171.md): Piper PA28 · South Saint Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2025 · N7951W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the touchdown, that resulted in abnormal runway contact and a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the…
- [NTSB CEN20CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA117.md): Piper PA28-180 · Eolia, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2020 · N7525W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a tree.
- [NTSB ERA20CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA099.md): Piper PA28 · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 30, 2020 · N7047W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with sign.
- [NTSB GAA15CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA239.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Susanville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 26, 2015 · N1417X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed control during the landing in gusty wind conditions, resulting in an abnormal runway contact, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA149.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Novato, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2015 · N9069J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper pitch control which resulted in a bounced landing, runway excursion, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA09LA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA547.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Glen St. Mary, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2009 · N7720W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA599](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA599.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Sibley, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2009 · N57354 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's long and fast landing and her delayed decision to execute a go-around.

## 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 ('7102808')
    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=7102808

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