# NTSB investigations: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA15CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA226.md): Aerostar International S-60A · LaGrangeville, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2015 · N6517X · No damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct a landing to a field in high wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent injury to a passenger.
- [NTSB ERA15LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA218.md): Bell 206L-3 · Kearny, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2015 · N210MH · Substantial damage
  > The deliberate concealment and reuse of an unairworthy tail rotor driveshaft by unknown personnel, which resulted in an overstress separation at a bonded flange adapter as a result of driveshaft imbalance.
- [NTSB GAA15CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA077.md): Cessna 150M · Wellington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2015 · N8634U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare and loss of control which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA071.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2015 · N741CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's lack of experience with the airplane's performance characteristics during the approach resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA228.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Ranger, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2015 · N3024S · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to piston fatigue cracking for reasons that could not be determined due to postfracture smearing damage.
- [NTSB ANC15LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA076.md): Airbus AS-350 · Hamilton, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2015 · N504WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive collective application during an autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the training flight.
- [NTSB GAA15CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA063.md): Cessna 172P · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2015 · N65813 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain attitude control during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR15LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA153.md): Cessna 170B · Centralia, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2015 · N1296D · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the fuel selector valvehandle, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's checklist.
- [NTSB ERA15WA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA211.md): Bell 430 · Aydin, Türkiye · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 26, 2015 · TC-HSZ · Substantial damage
  > On April 26, 2015, at 1322 coordinated universal time, a Bell 430, Turkish-registered TC-HSZ, was substantially damaged following a hard landing near Aydin, Turkey. The pilot and co-pilot were not injured. Two passengers sustained minor injuries, and three…
- [NTSB GAA15CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA054.md): Bellanca 1730 - A · Campbellsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2015 · N9523E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA052.md): Arion Lightning LS-1 · West Plains, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2015 · N332AL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA15CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA046.md): Cessna 172S · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 19, 2015 · N100PM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA044.md): Cessna 150M · Slate Hill, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2015 · N9299U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA058.md): Cessna 172P · Tamuning · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 17, 2015 · N9853L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA15WA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA107.md): Boeing 737 - 804 · Khajuraho, India · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 13, 2015 · VT-JGA · Substantial damage
  > The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 that occurred on April 13, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB's investigation under the…
- [NTSB GAA15CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA038.md): Ultramagic M90 - NO Series · Sherwood, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2015 · N890VB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA035.md): Cessna 152 · Farmingdale, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2015 · N179BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA041.md): Cessna 182R · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 3, 2015 · N9490X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR15WA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15WA171.md): Sikorsky S76 - C · East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 21, 2015 · PK-FUP · Substantial damage
  > On March 21, 2015, about 1030 local time, a Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter, registration PK-FUP, sustained substantial damage following an emergency landing near East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Reports indicate that the two pilots received serious injuries and five…
- [NTSB GAA15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA016.md): Flight Design Ctls · Mount Vernon, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2015 · N566FD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA015.md): Ultramagic N210 · Peoria, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2015 · N210UM · Minor damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing after noting a higher-than-anticipated wind speed and the balloon's high descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA005.md): Cessna 208B · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2015 · N12155 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue the landing when the airplane was not in a safe position to land, resulting in the collision with ground-based approach lighting.
- [NTSB ERA15CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA153.md): Cessna 172P · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2015 · N65645 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, and his subsequent failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA003.md): Schupp Edward W SKY Ranger II · San Manuel, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2015 · N132ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA15CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA150.md): Cessna 172S · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2015 · N144ME · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA15CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA126.md): Cessna 152 · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 7, 2015 · N5416B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's initiation of the flare while too high above the runway, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA15CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA117.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Valdosta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 2, 2015 · N42993 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for gusty wind conditions during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR15LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA096.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Calexico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2015 · N510KJ · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA125.md): Cessna 182C · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2015 · N8997T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning/management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a pasture.
- [NTSB WPR15CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA093.md): Flight Design Ctls · Hanford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 25, 2015 · N559KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN15CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA121.md): Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 22, 2015 · N6300Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing technique which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR15LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA099.md): Beech A36TC · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2015 · N3685W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and loss of airplane control, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent failure of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN15WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA110.md): Gulfstream G200 · Luton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 14, 2015 · EC-KRN · Minor damage
  > On January 14, 2015, about 2127 universal time (UTC), a Spanish registered Gulfstream G200, EC-KRN, sustained minor damage during landing at London Luton Airport, Luton, United Kingdom. The pilot, copilot, and six passengers were not injured. The four main…
- [NTSB ERA15CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA116.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Deland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 12, 2015 · N5033S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and decision to land in an area with known convective wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA15WA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA049.md): Boeing 737 · Accra, Ghana · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 10, 2015 · ET-AQV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN15LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA103.md): Lindstrand Balloons USA 120A · Peru, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2015 · N316TB · No damage
  > The hard landing due to a higher-than-forecast surface wind, which resulted in a serious neck injury to the pilot.
- [NTSB ERA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA085.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lake Worth, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2014 · N771MM · Substantial damage
  > A main rotor stall due to low rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA15CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA080.md): Bauer Thomas G Kitfox III · Bumpass, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 20, 2014 · N573TB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during a water landing.
- [NTSB CEN15LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA084.md): Enstrom 280FX · Fort Lupton, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2014 · N409LH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA069.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Wachula, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2014 · N933TK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing during gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA15LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA062.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Hampton, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2014 · N227RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to descend the airplane at an airspeed greater than the published best glide speed following an erroneous oil pressure indication, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the erroneous oil pressure indication…
- [NTSB WPR15CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA068.md): Cessna E162 · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2014 · N5216N · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA043.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2014 · N32VH · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during the autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB ERA15CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA038.md): Cessna 172P · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 30, 2014 · N97277 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the student pilot to achieve a proper touchdown during a touch-and-go landing resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage.
- [NTSB ERA15LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA060.md): Bell 206B · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2014 · N418SV · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA15CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA035.md): Head AX8 88B · Montevallo, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2014 · N20671 · No damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct a landing to a confined area in high wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent injury to a passenger.
- [NTSB CEN15CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA036.md): Flight Design CTLSi · White Bear Lake, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N549CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, a hard landing, and a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018.md): Bell 206B · Prattville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2014 · N59541 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA015.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Granville, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2014 · N57SH · Substantial damage
  > Deformation of the No. 1 cylinder's intake valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a subsequent off-airport precautionary landing.
- [NTSB CEN15CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA010.md): Schweizer SGS 2 33A · Waynesville, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2014 · N36135 · Minor damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '092' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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