# NTSB investigations: Rotax 582SER: Hard landing

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 WPR21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA053.md): Air Creation Buggy · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2020 · N2764N · Substantial damage
  > The non-rated pilot’s unstable approach and failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA554.md): Airborne Edge X Classic · Lake Wales, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2018 · N4557C · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA259.md): Curtis Lund Vortex · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2017 · N514CL · Destroyed
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA403.md): Air Creation Clipper 582S · Petaluma, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2010 · N468DW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard landing and nose over.
- [NTSB CEN10CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA344.md): Air Creation GTE · Neenah, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2010 · N5609N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA020.md): Royse David Avid C Aerobat · Hollister, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2008 · N967DR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident were the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CHI08CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA072.md): Avid MK-IV · Boswell, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 27, 2008 · N610K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition which resulted in a loss of directional control during a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the improper flare, the crosswind, and the trees which the airplane contacted.

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55556')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '092'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/cases?engine=55556

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