NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 series
17 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-540 series, where the defining event was Hard landing. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('41532')
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 ('41532')
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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA26LA228Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Fitchburg, MAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA322Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Chetek, WIThe pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA122Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32 · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's inadvertent retraction of the flaps while landing which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.NTSB CEN23LA213Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Ray, MIThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during simulated engine-out procedures. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to land with a tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA404Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Beardsley, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach to land that resulted in an excessive descent rate and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA20LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Louisville, KYThe pilot’s improper flare to land, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.NTSB GAA18CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Knox, INThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 32 · Cheboygan, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s rate of descent in gusting wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Joseph, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA289Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Llano, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB GAA16CA226Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TR182 · Bloomington, INThe pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate resulting in a hard landing, and subsequent substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB WPR13CA367Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Hesperia, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach to landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB ERA12CA437Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TR182 · Meridianville, ALThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB WPR11CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 · Ogden, UTThe certified flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor blade rpm during a practice autorotation, resulting in a hard landing and rollover.NTSB WPR10CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 · Pago Pago, AntarcticaThe pilot's action to maneuver the airplane to avoid a collision with a flock of birds while on final approach, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the birds.NTSB WPR09CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportS.O.C.A.T.A. Rallye 235 · Ontario, ORThe pilot's misjudged landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of any experience in the make and model airplane.NTSB LAX08LA284Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Spotted Bear, MTThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable wind conditions and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing.