NTSB investigations: Lycoming O-360 series
21 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming O-360 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 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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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 ('41575')
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 ('41575')
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 WPR24LA183Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Maricopa, AZThe flight instructor’s unstabilized approach during an autorotation that resulted in hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBearhawk 4-Place · Buckhorn, NMThe pilot’s inflight loss of control during landing following an encounter with a wind gust which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR22LA359Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Mesa, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter’s rate of descent, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB CEN22LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Yoakum, TXThe pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to a settling with power condition, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA22LA248Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFoster William D Elite · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot’s improper flare and inadequate application of power during landing, resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB WPR20CA140Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Caldwell, IDThe flight instructor's failure to set the proper rotor rpm during a practice autorotation, which led to his failure to maintain a proper descent rate and resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB WPR18LA041Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Truckee, CAThe flight instructor’s failure to execute a power recovery from a non-stabilized autorotative descent, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA030Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Las Vegas, NVThe student pilot’s tension on the flight control at a low level during an autorotation, which did not allow sufficient time for the flight instructor to correct and recover control before the hard landing.NTSB WPR17LA211Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Long Beach, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the crosswind landing approach and his subsequent improper decision to initiate an autorotation instead of applying corrective control inputs after the helicopter experienced normal airframe vibration.…NTSB GAA17CA434Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Bozeman, MTThe flight instructor’s unstabilized autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR15CA043Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZThe certified flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during the autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.NTSB WPR13CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Kona, HIThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during a practice autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR12CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZThe flight instructor’s delayed response in correcting the student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR12CA307Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Bountiful, UTThe student’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR11LA471Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's improper flare and hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear drag link in overstress.NTSB WPR11CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and the certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and rollover.NTSB WPR10CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Marsing, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during the approach and subsequent go-around and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB WPR09CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Irvine, CAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and his delayed recovery action during the practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR09CA360Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Jerome, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm's, and the certified flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB WPR09CA118Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · Encinitas, CAA partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.NTSB WPR09CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Truckee, CAThe pilot misjudged the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.