NTSB investigations, 2016
144 cases where the sequence of events included Abnormal runway contact.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 55 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 98 |
| 2010 | 83 |
| 2011 | 79 |
| 2012 | 91 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 67 |
| 2015 | 99 |
| 2016 | 144 |
| 2017 | 107 |
| 2018 | 129 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 74 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2024 | 63 |
| 2025 | 58 |
| 2026 | 45 |
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\") = 2016
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"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") = 2016 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
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 GAA17CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Palm Coast, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.NTSB GAA17CA099Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA38 · Hartford, CTThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Louis, MOThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB GAA17CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Dayton, TNThe student pilot’s inability to maintain pitch and bank control during the landing after the airplane was struck by a deer.NTSB GAA17CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Woodbine, NJThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.NTSB GAA17CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPitcairn PA 18 · Philadelphia, PAThe pilot’s failure to correct the gyroplane’s right roll during the landing, which resulted in the exceedance of its critical angle and a subsequent roll-over. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s focus on preventing a potential ground loop instead…NTSB ERA17LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLoofbourrow John W Rutan Defiant · Morristown, NJA collapse of the nose landing gear due to wear in the landing gear extension system.NTSB GAA17CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Concord, NHThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Salmon, IDThe airplane's encounter with a depression in a dirt runway during takeoff, which resulted in a tail strike.NTSB GAA17CA055Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · Bristow, VAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during a landing attempt at night, which resulted in a delayed go-around procedure and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience.NTSB GAA17CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Kirksville, MOThe pilot’s improper compensation for changing wind during the landing flare, which resulted in an off-centered landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 20S · Arcadia, FLThe pilot's improper pitch and power control during landing in a straight float-equipped airplane on grass in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA17LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12 D · Vaughn, GAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA17CA028Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewkirk Thomas Ray Vans RV 6 · Garland, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing on the grass runway.NTSB GAA17CA021Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Huntingburg, INThe pilot’s delayed crosswind correction during the landing roll with a gusting left crosswind, which resulted in the airplane weathervaning and nosing over.NTSB ERA17CA013Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMickler Larry J RV6 A · Bell, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswinds, which resulted in a bounced landing and nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Ocean Springs, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing in windy conditions.NTSB GAA17CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Phoenix, AZThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American Navion · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.NTSB GAA17CA029Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirplane Factory Sling · Torrance, CAThe student pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a porpoised hard landing and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA17LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB DCA16WA242Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech 1900C · Long Key, BahamasThe Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Beech 1900 on September 30, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex…NTSB ERA16FA325Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Pittstown, NJThe pilot's improper landing touchdown attitude, which resulted in a propeller strike, and his inappropriate decision to abort the landing after the propeller had contacted the runway, which resulted in a loss of thrust and led to an aerodynamic stall during…NTSB GAA16CA506Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Piper PA-28R · East St. Louis, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR16LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJurcan Seawind 3000 · Renton, WAThe failure of the landing gear system to either fully retract or extend due to a cracked hydraulic fitting flare, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic pressure.NTSB GAA16CA500Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerotek Pitts Special · Reno, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA16CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech G35 · Kooskia, IDThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during landing.NTSB ERA16LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210 · Lancaster, PAA landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the landing gear did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…NTSB GAA16CA484Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Olathe, KSThe pilot’s failure to reduce the throttle during the landing roll resulting in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA16CA522Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDieterich Robert A AIR CAM · McCall, IDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separating from the airplane, followed by an aborted landing, and a subsequent ground loop during the follow-on landing.NTSB GAA16CA467Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Atlanta, TXThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a grass airstrip and the airplane's subsequent collision with trees during an attempted aborted landing.NTSB GAA16CA463Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Barrow, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, a nose over, and substantial damage to the right wing strut and fuselage. Contributing to the accident was the sun glare which inhibited the…NTSB GAA16CA496Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Delta, UTThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing.NTSB GAA16CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Legend AL3 · Sedona, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA460Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Winchester, VAThe student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, a loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA459Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Gooding, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB GAA16CA458Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Central, AKThe pilot's decision to taxi on unsuitable terrain after landing, which resulted in an encounter with a washed out ditch.NTSB GAA16CA453Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Franklin, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in a hard landing and the flight instructor's delayed action to assist the student pilot during the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, a right main and nose gear collapse, and…NTSB GAA16CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSimmons Noel SDL · Naches, WAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB GAA16CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T207 · Nanwalek, AKThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and a subsequent runway overrun while landing on a short runway in variable wind conditions.NTSB GAA16CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Miami, FLThe pilot's improper pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA16CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Caldwell, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA16CA443Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Klamath Falls, ORThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA16CA439Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206 L4 · Broussard, LAThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the helicopter sliding off the aft end of the transport dolly.NTSB GAA16CA431Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Hillsboro, ORThe student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the engine mount.NTSB ERA16FA288Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95 B55 (T42A) · Fredericksburg, VAThe pilot(s) failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA16CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MXT7 · Quitman, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited forward visibility due to sun glare.NTSB CEN16CA319Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Arlington, TXThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB GAA16CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCubcrafters CC11 · Hailey, IDThe flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB ERA16LA282Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond DA20 · St. CroixThe flight instructor's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot.