# NTSB investigations, 2014: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA15CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA086.md): Cessna 310N · Liberty, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 28, 2014 · N177JD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the left main landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA074.md): Cessna R182 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2014 · N756EB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA069.md): Cessna 172M · Obyan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2014 · N12915 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR15CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA031.md): SIAI Marchetti S211 · Borrego Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2014 · N211JY · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's premature landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA033.md): Cessna 172M · Apopka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2014 · N1533V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial actions.
- [NTSB WPR15CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA028.md): Cessna 172 - S · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N564AT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA15WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA015.md): Boeing 747 422 · Frankfurt, Germany · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 22, 2014 · N120UA · Minor damage
  > The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747 that occurred on October 22, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU's investigation under…
- [NTSB CEN15IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA014.md): Raytheon Hawker · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2014 · N694ES · Minor damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear tire, which resulted in separation of the servo block and subsequent total loss of all hydraulic system pressure and prevented the landing gear from extending before landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA090.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2014 · N2976M · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR14CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA385.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2014 · N8375E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA386.md): Cessna E162 · Bellingham, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2014 · N6035S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA383.md): American Champion 7GCBC · Rimrock, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2014 · N817DH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff from a rough runway surface which resulted in an off-airport forced landing just beyond the runway.
- [NTSB DCA14CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA161.md): Boeing 757 223 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 16, 2014 · N654A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the first officer to control the airplane pitch after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the first officers inexperience in the aircraft type.
- [NTSB ANC14CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA080.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · N9877D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a separation of the wheel axle, resulting in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA503.md): Maule MT 7-260 · Largo Vista, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2014 · N719WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in the nose landing gear impacting the runway and the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN14CA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA488.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Belen, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 8, 2014 · N6693W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA364.md): Flight Design Ctls LSA · Grass Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2014 · N245LS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA379.md): Cessna 152 · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N67367 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate flare resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA072.md): Piper PA 12 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2014 · N2507M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN14CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA470.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2014 · N821EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while landing with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of experience flying in similar weather conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA410.md): Bertagna John Just Highlander · Birdsboro, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2014 · N61148 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing resulting in loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB WPR14CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA351.md): Cessna 172S · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2014 · N10033 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate flare and loss of aircraft control during landing, which resulted in multiple bounces.
- [NTSB ERA14CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA394.md): North American SNJ-6 · Readington, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2014 · N211A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing which resulted in an aircraft nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN14LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA432.md): Cessna 188 - Undesignat · Columbus, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2014 · N9849V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to release the load of agricultural product before the landing approach and his failure to maintain aircraft control during an initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…
- [NTSB ERA14CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA406.md): Piper PA 34-200T · Gainesville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2014 · N178SB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA400.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Stow, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2014 · N497PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor/pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience in the make and…
- [NTSB CEN14CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA428.md): Great Lakes 2T 1A 2 · Frankfort, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2014 · N80AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing in gusty, crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of recent tail wheel landing experience.
- [NTSB ERA14CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA353.md): Jannakos Gregory P Zodiac 601 HDS · Lawrenceville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2014 · N4399 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA388.md): Cessna 177B · Georgetown, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2014 · N5511B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA386.md): Black Christopher Sparrow Sport Spec · Moriarty, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2014 · N41475 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the engine above its normal temperature limit on takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN14CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA378.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2014 · N1694T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the deer on the runway and the pilot's mismanagement of airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR14CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA295.md): Cessna R182 · El Monte, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2014 · N7571T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear pivot assembly. Contributing to the accident was the owner's failure to perform an inspection of the assembly in accordance with the manufacturer's service bulletin.
- [NTSB ERA14CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA354.md): Cessna 172P · Hagerstown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2014 · N97528 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB WPR14CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA293.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B · Marysville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2014 · N48475 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately monitor the environmental conditions to assure the aircraft performance would afford an uneventful takeoff with the loading conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inability to jettison the load due to the…
- [NTSB CEN14WA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA394.md): MD Helicopter 600N · Kungsangen, Sweden · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 14, 2014 · SE-JKJ · Substantial damage
  > On July 14, 2014, at 1333 coordinated universal time, an MD Helicopters MD600N, SE-JKJ, was substantially damaged following an autorotation near Kungsängen, Stockholm, Sweden. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the…
- [NTSB ANC14LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA054.md): Cessna 180H · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2014 · N9083M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s execution of a hard uncoordinated landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main landing gear (MLG) axle attachment bolts and the subsequent separation of the of the right MLG axle.
- [NTSB WPR14TA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14TA278.md): Rockwell International 500 S · Willcox, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 3, 2014 · N101AA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to compensate for tailwind conditions and maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR14CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA376.md): Cessna 182K · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2014 · N3069Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA324.md): Beech 95 55 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 2014 · N9411Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA307.md): Rotorway Exec 162F · Mt. Comfort, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2014 · N6828D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s installation of an unauthorized main rotor belt and his subsequent failure to properly inspect the belt, which resulted in inadequate belt tension, the belt’s failure, and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DCA14FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14FA122.md): Boeing 767 36N · Kabul, Afghanistan · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2014 · N768NA · Substantial damage
  > the early reduction of engine thrust that resulted in an excessive sink rate and nose high pitch attitude during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was a significant change in the vertical and horizontal wind components just prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB CEN14LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA296.md): Bell 206B · Decatur, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2014 · N536T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA247.md): Cessna 180 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2014 · N9012C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare and loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB DCA14WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA123.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 - 80 · Kinmen, China · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 16, 2014 · B-28017 · No damage
  > The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) of Taiwan, R.O.C. has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing MD-82 which occurred on June 16, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ASC investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB CEN14CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA355.md): Cessna 182S · Put in Bay, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2014 · N2366G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA286.md): Cessna 162 · Cross City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N6017R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA279.md): Cessna 177A · Sauk Centre, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N30537 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps after beginning the go-around.
- [NTSB ERA14CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA276.md): Swearingen SA 226AT · Dayton, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N120SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA032.md): Found Acft Canada FBA 2C2 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N602BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing on water due to an encounter with wind shear, which resulted in the airplane's abnormal contact with the surface.
- [NTSB WPR14CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA217.md): Cessna 210 · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2014 · N9589T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?year=2014&page=2

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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?year=2014

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