NTSB investigations, CO
40 cases where the defining event was Hard landing.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
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| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Where
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CO' 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"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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' 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
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 CEN26LA183Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182P · Bennett, COThe pilot’s improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN26LA181Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369HS · Durango, COThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving the instruction and the pilot’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN26LA151Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCB · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN26LA004Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · North La Junta, COThe solo student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced 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 CEN23LA397Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTitanium Auto Gyro Titanium Explorer · Falcon, COThe pilot’s failure to establish a proper airspeed before becoming airborne, which resulted in an inability to climb out of ground effect and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was high-density altitude.NTSB CEN23LA325Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportUltramagic N-210 · Erie, COA hard landing due to the high wind conditions which resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries.NTSB CEN23LA305Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAdams Balloon AB · Lafayette, COAn inadvertent hard landing in high wind conditions resulting in serious injury of two passengers. Contributing to the accident was the increase in prevailing winds prior to the forecast.NTSB CEN23LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369HS · Oxford, COThe designated pilot examiner’s failure to maintain a proper descent during a practice 180° autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN21LA210Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFirefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 12B-010 · Pagosa Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to properly control the balloon during a steep approach that resulted in a hard landing and a serious passenger injury.NTSB CEN21LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEvolution Revolt · Durango, COThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing following a hard landing and failure of the right main tire.NTSB CEN20CA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Englewood, COThe student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in a loss of control and a hard bounced landing.NTSB GAA20CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · San Luis, COThe pilot's improper pitch attitude during landing on rising terrain in flat light conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN19TA330Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportCirrus SR22 · Glenwood Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a tail wind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent hard landing..NTSB GAA19CA306Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Denver, COThe pilot's improper control inputs on approach, which resulted in a hard landing near the runway edge, a runway excursion, and impact with runway lighting. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA18CA389Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1 34 · Boulder, COThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA257Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNelson Sydney Vans Acft RV8A · Englewood, COThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadvertent selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing during gusting crosswind wind conditions.NTSB CEN17LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna Citation 500 · Gunnison, COThe pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized approach and his inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was properly serviced with fuel before departing on the…NTSB GAA16CA327Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R172 · Craig, COThe student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway and the nose wheel impacting the runway edge and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB GAA16CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Calhan, COThe pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.NTSB CEN15LA300Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalony Kubicek Spol BB60Z · Fort Carson, COThe pilot’s improper burner control, which allowed the balloon’s envelope to cool, and the balloon’s subsequent encounter with a drop in wind velocity during a high wind landing approach, both of which resulted in the balloon’s descent rate increasing too…NTSB CEN15LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Pueblo, COThe student pilot’s decision to continue the approach and landing despite recognizing that the wind speed was above the published limit for solo flight, which resulted in a porpoised landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the flight…NTSB CEN15LA084Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280FX · Fort Lupton, COThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN14CA215Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportFirefly 8B-15 · Security, COAn unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.NTSB CEN14CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20R · Fort Collins, COThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the go around.NTSB CEN13CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182S · Steamboat Springs, COThe pilot's delay in reacting to the adverse wind conditions.NTSB CEN13CA372Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportKubicek BB70Z · Windsor, COThe pilots’ encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard and fast landing.NTSB CEN13LA356Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Golden, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN13IA350Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportUltramagic M-105 · Louisville, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN13IA349Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportUltramagic T210 · Boulder, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN12CA511Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerostar International S81A · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot's encounter with an unexpected shift of wind direction and velocity, which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.NTSB CEN12CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRemos Remos GX · Fort Collins, COThe pilot's improper landing flare.NTSB CEN11CA517Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportKubicek BB85 · Hartsel, COThe pilot's encounter with high wind which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.NTSB CEN11CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 300C · Broomfield, COThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper execution of an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN10LA563Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Longmont, COThe pilot's inadequate landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CEN10CA545Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale AS 355F1 · Pikes Peak, COThe helicopter's encounter with an unexpected downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN10CA183Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Idledale, COThe flight instructor's delayed remedial actions to regain rotor rpm, resulting in a rapid descent and hard landing.NTSB CEN09CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Durango, COThe student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN09CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · Erie, COthe pilot's improper flare during the practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.NTSB DEN08LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlocher SHA-Glasair · Telluride, COThe pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in the design stress limits of the nose gear being exceeded. Contributing factors in this accident was the excessive airspeed, the pilot-induced porpoise of the airplane, and…