NTSB investigations, 2018
44 cases where the defining event was Hard landing.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 111 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 85 |
| 2010 | 81 |
| 2011 | 79 |
| 2012 | 78 |
| 2013 | 72 |
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 66 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 61 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2022 | 69 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 43 |
| 2026 | 48 |
Where
Open the mapLatest 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2018
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2018 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 GAA19CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClifford E Massey AR-1 · Anahuac, TXThe pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA19CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Greenville, SCThe pilot's improper landing flare with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Elyria, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in variable gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.NTSB GAA19CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Salina, KSThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA19CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirplane Factory Sport Light · Carson City, NVThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Lawrenceville, GAThe student pilot's improper pitch application, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the student’s failure to give over the flight controls to the flight instructor when instructed to do so.NTSB ANC19CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 1900 · Gambell, AKThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Lakeland, FLThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose gear collapsing.NTSB GAA18CA571Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS350 · Ruidoso, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to conduct preflight performance calculations, which resulted in his operating the helicopter in high-density altitude conditions,…NTSB ERA18TA267Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3Final reportGrob G103 Twin Astir · Groveland, FLThe student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls during landing when the flight instructor told him to do so, and the instructor’s subsequent inability to properly control the glider, which led to a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA562Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRutan Rutan Long EZ · Independence, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN18LA364Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindstrand 77A · Brookfield, MOThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in his ejection from the basket and serious injury to the passenger during the balloon’s subsequent impact with…NTSB CEN18WA379Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA32 · Belize City, BelizeOn August 29, about 1804 local time (LCL), a Piper PA32 300 airplane, N3073W, operated by Wings of Hope, had a hard landing at the Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport, in Belize City, Belize. The airplane originated from the San Pedro Airport.This investigation…NTSB GAA18CA529Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 · Hartford, CTThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and hard landing, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA18CA554Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirborne Edge X Classic · Lake Wales, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA518Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRans Rans S6S · Painton, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.NTSB WPR18LA226Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Riverside, CAThe instructor’s delayed remedial action to an excessive descent rate during a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA478Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Crystal River, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA18CA252Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 767 · Portsmouth, NHan improper landing flare technique and the lack of the appropriate bounced landing recovery procedure.NTSB GAA18CA464Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Spring, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in a crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310 · Malden, MOThe pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA425Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Batavia, OHThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA398Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7CCM · Palmer, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, an attempted go-around, and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB GAA18CA391Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Troy, MIThe student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing during an aborted go-around.NTSB ANC18CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's mismanagement of the engine controls due to distraction in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.NTSB GAA18CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Swainsboro, GAThe pilot's unstabilized approach during the initial landing with a right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent go-around and the collapse of the nose landing gear during the subsequent landing.NTSB GAA18CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeroprakt A-22 Valor · Malone, NYThe pilot’s improper crosswind correction during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.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 GAA18CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru J250 · Ferndale, WAThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience and training in the accident airplane make and model.NTSB GAA18CA361Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRaytheon A36 · Lakeview, ARThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, followed by an aborted landing and a subsequent hard, precautionary landing.NTSB GAA18CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Talkeetna, AKThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Nulato, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on upsloping terrain, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in…NTSB GAA18CA326Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Westminster, MDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA267Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Fulton, NYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA18CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz · Dekalb, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare during gusting wind conditions, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA18CA589Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Camarillo, CAThe flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA411Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEipper Quicksilver · Marietta, SCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA18CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet · Ashland, VAThe student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarr B L RV 4 · Caldwell, IDThe failure of the weld on the airplane’s left main landing gear axle support strut during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA18CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 99 · King Salmon, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path and runway centerline during the initial landing, which resulted in a hard landing to the left of the runway and damage to the landing gear and wing.NTSB GAA18CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTerry G. Olson Kitfox S7 Super Spor · Silver Bay, MNThe pilot’s hard landing and subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and bank control during the aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA18CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Knox, INThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA177Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Snohomish, WAThe pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and in his failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Nenana, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path to an unimproved airstrip, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip.