# NTSB investigations, 2021: 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 DCA22LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA044.md): Airbus A320-251N · Paradise, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 13, 2021 · N307FR · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during landing, likely caused by improper seat position.
- [NTSB DCA22WA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA035.md): Boeing 767-332 · Bogata, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 25, 2021 · N1604R · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA002.md): Boeing 757-224 · Newark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2021 · N12125 · Substantial damage
  > The nose high attitude on landing resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA22LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA004.md): Airbus A321-271N · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2021 · N208HA · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s improper landing flare, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA21WA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA207.md): Airbus 321 · Guam (Pacific Ocean) · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 14, 2021 · B-16227 · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA21LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA210.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2021 · N296UP · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s incorrect pitch attitude during go-around.
- [NTSB ERA21LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA202.md): Cessna 172S · Martinsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 2, 2021 · N1089D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper pitch control during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a tail strike and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR21LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA084.md): Hughes 369D · Winthrop, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2021 · N8612F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the environment which resulted in a collision with a snowbank and subsequent loss of control.

## 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") = 2021
  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=2021

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