# NTSB investigations, SC: 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 ERA22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA337.md): Bell 206B · Pelion, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N515TV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare during a practice autorotation.
- [NTSB ERA21LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA180.md): Cessna 172S · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2021 · N22467 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA296.md): Cessna 182 · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2019 · N2462Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA094.md): Cirrus SR22 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2018 · N82SN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA411.md): Eipper Quicksilver · Marietta, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2018 · N126AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA16LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA172.md): Balloon Works FIREFLY8B · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2016 · N3180S · No damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind, which resulted in the balloon landing hard and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
- [NTSB ERA12CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA553.md): Cessna 182T · Marion, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2012 · N635CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA228.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Charleston, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2012 · N832KF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA278.md): Aerospatiale AS350B2 · Camden, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N916AM · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot did not maintain adequate helicopter control while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA223.md): Cessna 177 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · C-FFIP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA162.md): Bell 206 · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2011 · N796M · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA023.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Winnsboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2009 · N502SL · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to monitor the simulated emergency procedure, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the intentional throttle application by one of the flightcrew.
- [NTSB ERA09LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA176.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2009 · N4981T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC08CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA272.md): Piper PA32 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2008 · N4376X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition and a wind gust, as reported by the pilot.

## 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" = 'SC' 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=SC

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