# NTSB investigations, OK: 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 CEN25LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA350.md): Cessna 172R · Ardmore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 28, 2025 · N5181A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA122.md): Piper PA32 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2024 · N3645W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the flaps while landing which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA070.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Claremore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2023 · N522TF · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA148.md): Cessna 550 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2023 · N550DW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, runway excursion, and subsequent collision with a runway sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane, the unstabilized approach, and…
- [NTSB CEN22LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA294.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Idabel, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 30, 2022 · N378JC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply full power during the practice autorotation recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN20CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA226.md): Bellanca 17 30 · Talihina, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2020 · N6681V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN19TA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA328.md): Lindstrand 105A · Lawton, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Aug 23, 2019 · N7172D · No damage
  > A hard landing, which resulted the basket tipping over and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
- [NTSB CEN16LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA183.md): Cameron Balloons US Z-150 · Edmond, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2016 · N6952D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to control the balloon’s descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA208.md): Cessna 172 · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2016 · N35387 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot candidate's incorrect action performance by pulling the throttle off early and the subsequent failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN15CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA121.md): Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 22, 2015 · N6300Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing technique which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN10LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA303.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Kingfisher, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2010 · N7559J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate airspeed while landing, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA199.md): Roach Neil Glasair SU · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2009 · N47NR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN09LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA168.md): Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2009 · N6300Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA133.md): Brantly B-2B · Cement, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 14, 2009 · N2252U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the nearby power lines.
- [NTSB DFW08CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA083.md): Cessna 150 · Idabell, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2008 · N554SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident are high and gusting winds.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE 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?state=OK

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