NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P

17 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172P, where the sequence of events included Abnormal runway contact. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20102026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P per year, 2010–2026: 17 cases
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Latest cases

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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')
      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"

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.

NTSB WPR24LA181Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Santa Ynez, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin, with insufficient altitude for recovery. The student pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in a…Jun 5, 2024 · N9567L · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Nacogdoches, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Apr 28, 2023 · N52602 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Wheeling, ILThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the student pilot’s self-induced pressure to land after being admonished by the controller.Nov 21, 2021 · N99715 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Monroe, NCThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.Dec 3, 2018 · N65773 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA268Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Kaunakakai, HIThe student pilot’s incorrect flap configuration during the go-around, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.May 3, 2017 · N173LL · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Concord, NHThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Nov 10, 2016 · N53402 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Gaithersburg, MDThe student pilot's improper flare during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a runway excursion.Nov 24, 2015 · N52632 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Mitchellville, MDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and damage to the airplane.May 25, 2015 · N6155K · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA063Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Los Angeles, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain attitude control during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.Apr 30, 2015 · N65813 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14CA354Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Hagerstown, MDThe student pilot's improper landing flare.Jul 17, 2014 · N97528 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Cotulla, TXThe student pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing. The flight instructor's failure to monitor the flight contributed to the accident.Jan 5, 2014 · N55277 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Schenectady, NYThe pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.Dec 1, 2011 · N83PD · Substantial damageNTSB WPR12CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Cornelius, ORThe airplane’s encounter with an unseen hole or obstacle on the grass runway.Oct 12, 2011 · N52013 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11CA385Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Baltimore, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.Jul 6, 2011 · N65659 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR10CA392Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · San Jose, CAThe pilot’s improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Aug 8, 2010 · N64204 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10CA406Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Chattanooga, TNThe student pilot's improper execution of the go-around procedure.Aug 8, 2010 · N51745 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Wurtsboro, NYThe student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.Apr 24, 2010 · N51231 · Substantial damage