# NTSB investigations, 2013: Tailstrike

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 ERA13LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA308.md): Hiller UH-12A · Florence, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2013 · N6331D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing, which resulted in a tail rotor ground strike and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB DCA13CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA088.md): General Atomics MQ-9 · Cocoa Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2013 · CBP113 · Substantial damage
  > an improper flare leading to a nose-wheel first touchdown, which resulted in a pilot induced oscillation (PIO). The PIO caused the UAS to pitch up abruptly on the third nose gear contact with the runway, resulting in the separation of the nose wheel assembly…
- [NTSB WPR13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA206.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 23, 2013 · N2072M · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction to recognize before entering the flare that the wind had shifted to a tailwind and terminate the practice autorotation.
- [NTSB DCA13WA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA092.md): Boeing 767 · Madrid, Spain · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 16, 2013 · XA-TOJ · Substantial damage
  > On April 16,2013, about 1235 UTC, an Aero Mexico B767-200, registration XA-TOJ, operated as flight 071 from Madrid-Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, to Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, experienced a tail strike while…
- [NTSB CEN13CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA230.md): Wing Harold Kitfox II · Blaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2013 · N389HW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper touchdown and subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in tailwheel-equipped airplanes.
- [NTSB DCA13FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13FA071.md): Airbus 321 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2013 · N560UW · Substantial damage
  > the captain's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA13CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA065.md): Boeing 757-232 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2013 · N698DL · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain correct airspeed and pitch attitude at touchdown.
- [NTSB DCA13WA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA064.md): Boeing 737 · Keflavik, Iceland · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 6, 2013 · OY-PSE · Minor damage
  > The AAIB of Iceland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 that occurred on March 06, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB Iceland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the…
- [NTSB DCA13WA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA062.md): Airbus · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 6, 2013 · D-AIKJ · Minor damage
  > The BFU-DE of Germany has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Airbus 330 that occurred on March 06, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The NTSB delegated the investigation to Germany and has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU-DE's…
- [NTSB DCA13CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA043.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 25, 2013 · N618FE · Substantial damage
  > the flight crews failure to perform a takeoff performance data briefing following the final entries into the Flight Management System, which would have alerted them to the incorrect weight entry and resulting incorrect landing speeds. Contributing to the…

## 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") = 2013
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '091' 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/091/sequence?year=2013

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