# NTSB investigations: Rotax 912 IS series: 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 GAA20CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA068.md): Icon A5 · Chester, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 2, 2019 · N59WE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach angle in dark night conditions, which resulted in a collision with treetops and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA036.md): Airplane Factory Sport Light · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2018 · N288SL · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA213.md): Icon A5 · Key Largo, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2017 · N672BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA029.md): Airplane Factory Sling · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2016 · N232SL · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a porpoised hard landing and a runway excursion.

## 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 ('55593')
    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=55593

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