NTSB investigations
1,246 cases where the defining event was Hard landing.
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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 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"
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 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
Run 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 WPR24LA310Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177B · Redlands, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during final approach, which resulted in a collision with rocky terrain.NTSB ERA24LA389Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Erie, PAThe student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.NTSB WPR24LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConner Michael A Vans Acft RV-9 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an impact with a fence.NTSB ERA24LA387Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAgustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII · Canandaigua, NYThe pilot’s excessive descent rate during the final approach for landing and his delayed recovery attempt, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA381Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWalden Robert Vans Aircraft RV-7A · Williamsburg, VAThe pilot’s decision to continue with an unstabilized approach which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control during a subsequent landing.NTSB WPR24LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T206H · Big Bend-Gold Bar, WAThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA323AccidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportBeech J35 · Belgrade, MTOn August 27, 2024, about 1845 mountain daylight time, a Beech J35, N8350D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Belgrade, Montana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations…NTSB ERA24LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B100 · Jesup, GAA hard landing short of the runway threshold, which resulted in a collapse of the left main landing gear and subsequent runway excursion during landing.NTSB ERA24LA364Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Louisa, VAThe 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 CEN24LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · Whitewright, TXThe pilot’s incomplete flare which resulted a hard, flat landing.NTSB WPR24LA277Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech N35 · Sequim, WAAn encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA272Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRenquist George GS-2 Sportsman · Hawthorne, CAThe flight crew’s failure to maintain airspeed during a short field landing and the instructor’s delayed remediation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA310Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E-55 · Crystal, MNThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA302Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportArbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA329Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Moultonborough, NHThe student pilot’s improper remedial response to a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during an approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA282Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJust Highlander · Oshkosh, WIThe reported uncommanded retraction of the flaps while on short final for unknown reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA352Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Danville, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing and his inadequate communication to the pilot-rated passenger of her role during the flight.NTSB ERA24LA317Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20J · Montauk, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in terrain induced turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR24LA245Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKubicek Factory S R O BB26Z · Casper, WYThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in the pilot’s ejection from the basket and serious injury.NTSB ANC24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Cordova, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB WPR24LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B · Nephi, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a wind encounter, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA217Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMoles Kenneth Rans S-19 · Independence, ORThe student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN24LA349Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Hooper, NEThe solo student pilot’s unstable approach to the runway, which resulted in a hard, bounced landingNTSB ERA24LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172 · Chesapeake, VAThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA24LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Selma, ALThe pilot receiving instruction’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear collapse.NTSB CEN24LA217Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Stol CH 750 · Caney, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing,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 ERA24LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Greensboro, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB WPR24LA163Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 162 · Livermore, CAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and abnormal contact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s improper landing flare and go-around.NTSB ERA24LA398Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · St. Augustine, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare resulting in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ERA24LA215Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Crestview, FLThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the main rotor blades contacting the tail boom.NTSB ERA24LA204Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Westminster, MDThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during a simulated loss of engine power approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach and subsequent…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 ERA24LA180Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Holt, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over of the airplane.NTSB ERA24LA165Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Cleveland, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, resulting in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB CEN24LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206B · Chandeluer Islands, LAThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt a landing on rough water conditions, which resulted in an impact with the water.NTSB WPR24LA116Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Coolidge, AZThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing in gusty wind conditions. Contributing, was the failure of the flight instructor to intervene in a timely manner.NTSB ERA24LA132Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Allentown, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the final approach, resulting in a hard landing and collision with a runway edge light.NTSB GAA24WA111Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMooney M20R · Eschbach, GermanyNTSB 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 ERA24LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuest Kodiak 100 · Lakeport, FLThe improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent noseover.NTSB CEN24LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Albany, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach in a high wind condition.NTSB ERA24LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Sidney, OHThe pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, runway excursion, and subsequent impact with a terminal sign and taxi light.NTSB ANC24LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Kapolei, HIThe first pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, in gusty crosswind conditions, in an environment favoring wake turbulence.NTSB WPR24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Las Cruces, NMAn encounter with a downdraft during an approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA045Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Chesterfield, VAA hard landing, which resulted in a main rotor strike of the left vertical stablizer.NTSB CEN24LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHelicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Claremore, OKThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA18 · Tompkinsville, KYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.