NTSB investigations: Lycoming TI0-540 series

20 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming TI0-540 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

20082026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming TI0-540 series per year, 2008–2026: 20 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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 ('41533')
      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.

NTSB ANC25LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Redding, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and his delayed action to perform a go-around, resulting in a collision with the runway surface.Mar 8, 2025 · N32371 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR24LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T206H · Big Bend-Gold Bar, WAThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Aug 30, 2024 · N379ME · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA195Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32 · Carlisle, PAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane’s empennage impacting the runway surface during landing.Mar 18, 2022 · N4468X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA123Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBritten-Norman BN-2A-9 · Culebra, PRThe flight crew’s failure to arrest the descent rate during the non-standard approach, which resulted in a hard landing and failure of the right-wing structure. Contributing was the flight instructor’s selection of a challenging approach for initial training.Feb 15, 2022 · N821RR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA111Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T182T · Hollister, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed control during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which led to a bounced landing, collapsing the nose landing gear, and resulting in substantial damage.Nov 26, 2020 · N182PP · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20CA232Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 · Ely, MNThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapse during a gusty landing.Jun 16, 2020 · N27RZ · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA518Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32RT · Ashland, ORThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and propeller strike, and his subsequent loss of directional control.Aug 28, 2019 · N2228B · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA354Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Big Bear, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.Jun 4, 2017 · N9238W · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA007Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182 · Galesburg, ILThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.Oct 4, 2016 · N400KX · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32RT · Gainesville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, left main landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.May 5, 2016 · N4450S · Substantial damageNTSB WPR16LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T206H · Billings, MTThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper flare during landing in gusting wind conditions and low-level wind shear, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.Feb 8, 2016 · N562H · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 24 · West Bend, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain his descent rate during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.Sep 26, 2015 · N8583P · Substantial damageNTSB WPR14CA077Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182T · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's decision to continue the instrument approach beyond the published missed approach point.Dec 25, 2013 · N3531F · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA486Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20M · Heber Springs, ARThe pilot's improper flare, which led to a bounced landing and a subsequent loss of control.Jul 25, 2012 · N9145L · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10CA412Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20M · Poughkeepsie, NYThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control and runway excursion.Aug 9, 2010 · N9153Z · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Whiteville, NCThe pilot's improper flare and subsequent hard landing during an intentional gear-up landing following multiple mechanical malfunctions. Also causal to the accident was an inoperative landing gear emergency-down valve which had blockage for undetermined…Oct 3, 2009 · N8809C · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09CA217Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Middletown, DEThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty conditions.Dec 1, 2008 · N276 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182T · Gulf Shores, ALThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Oct 6, 2008 · N22AS · Substantial damageNTSB WPR09LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fresno, CAThe pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing.Sep 29, 2008 · N27996 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08CA272Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Charleston, SCThe 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.Aug 3, 2008 · N4376X · Substantial damage