# 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 WPR11CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA314.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2011 · N47869 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ERA11LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA380.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Lakewood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2011 · N64JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate yaw control of the helicopter while hovering.
- [NTSB WPR11CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA308.md): Piper PA-18 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2011 · N23TT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an encounter with a mountain wave and downdraft landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA386.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2011 · N8319N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN11LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA455.md): Couvillion S-17 · Toledo, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2011 · N433GC · Substantial damage
  > The loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA448.md): Cessna 140 · Burlington, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2011 · N2332V · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the fuel selector indicator handle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN11LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA430.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Barron, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2011 · N9002J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power, which resulted from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning.
- [NTSB WPR11LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA283.md): Beech A36 · El Monte, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2011 · N2206L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel…
- [NTSB WPR11CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA271.md): Luscombe 8F · McCall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2011 · N1459B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate spacing from the aircraft ahead of him.
- [NTSB ANC11CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA052.md): Cessna 182H · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2011 · N331AA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR11WA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA285.md): Bell 407 · Ladpur, India, India · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 19, 2011 · VT-SWA · Substantial damage
  > On June 19, 2011, at 0854 universal coordinated time, a Bell 407, VT-SWA, crashed during landing at Ladpur, Dehradun, India. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was operated by M/s Swajas…
- [NTSB WPR11LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA267.md): Hiller UH-12E · Lost Hills, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2011 · N138HA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine-driven fuel pump, resulting in the loss of all engine power and the pilot's failure to correctly execute an autorotational landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA409.md): Cessna 172N · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2011 · N739ZN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA11CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA366.md): Champion 7FC · Wellsville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N7583E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN11CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA403.md): Bell 47G-4A · Montgomery City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N24HM · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control during the precautionary landing, which resulted in inadvertent contact between the main rotor and the tailboom. Contributing to the accident was the overloaded condition.
- [NTSB WPR11LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA276.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.3 · Jefferson, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2011 · N260HC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on short final after experiencing a downdraft, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA261.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Pullman, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2011 · N8376K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering.
- [NTSB WPR11CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA296.md): Cessna 188 · Glasgow, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2011 · N9802V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA386.md): Cessna 172S · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2011 · N539ND · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to the student pilot’s bounced landing and subsequent loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB WPR11CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA262.md): Cessna 152 · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2011 · N89439 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.
- [NTSB CEN11LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA372.md): Mooney M20J · North Canton, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2011 · N1146B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN11LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA373.md): Mooney M20R · Lake In The Hills, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2011 · N5816P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB ERA11LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA325.md): Clamar Floats CA-4 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2011 · N434JC · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination could not be performed before the airplane was disassembled.
- [NTSB ERA11TA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11TA318.md): Bell OH-58A · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 29, 2011 · N911SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to recognize and avoid a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA243.md): Bell 206B3 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2011 · N59383 · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during the autorotation.
- [NTSB WPR11LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA234.md): Hoskins Zenith · Puyallup, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2011 · N34NH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.
- [NTSB WPR11CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA231.md): Let L 33 Solo · Sparks, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 22, 2011 · N278BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN11LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA352.md): Aero Commander 100-180 · Athens, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2011 · N4016X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in the flare which resulted in a stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA251.md): Boeing B75N1 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2011 · N81235 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA11LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA301.md): Leigh S-6 Coyote II · New Kent, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2011 · N929RL · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN11LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA390.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2011 · N204ND · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing, which resulted in an inadequate flare and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA297.md): Bell 206-L4 · Mobile Block 114CC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2011 · N266P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s operation of the helicopter with a left, quartering headwind, resulting in conditions conducive to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB WPR11CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA489.md): Cessna 172C · Grants Pass, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2011 · N8287X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA304.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2011 · N619LM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's lack of remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA11LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA278.md): Aerospatiale AS350B2 · Camden, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N916AM · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot did not maintain adequate helicopter control while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA284.md): Cessna 172P · Stuart, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N88EP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA283.md): Cessna 172P · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2011 · N5460K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA291.md): Cessna A185F · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2011 · N2530S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR11LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA209.md): Cessna 182B · Colville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2011 · N8435T · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA11CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA255.md): Beech F33A · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2011 · N334J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distracted attention due to the electrical system failure.
- [NTSB ERA11CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA254.md): Flight Design Ctls · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2011 · N178CT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA11WA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA079.md): Airbus Airbus A330 · Caracas, Venezuela · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 13, 2011 · F-GZCB · Substantial damage
  > On April 13, 2011, about 1855 UTC, an Airbus A330-200, F-GZCB, experienced a hard landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS), Caracas, Venezuela. No injuries occurred. The flight was registered to and operated by Air France. Visual meteorological…
- [NTSB WPR11CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA189.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N268SH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadvertent action of pulling out the engine's mixture control lever to idle cutoff that resulted in a complete loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA11CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA333.md): Cessna 172K · Bar Harbor, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N46643 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare while landing with a gusting wind, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA227.md): Cessna 150A · Factoryville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 2, 2011 · N7225X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare during the gusty crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA226.md): Cessna U206C · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 2, 2011 · N100HA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA223.md): Cessna 177 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · C-FFIP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA216.md): Hiller UH-12E · Culpeper, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2011 · N4033P · Substantial damage
  > Mechanical failure of the transmission for reasons that could not be determined because the transmission could not be torn down.
- [NTSB DCA11FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA035.md): Airbus F4-622R · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2011 · N173UP · Substantial damage
  > The captain's failure to control the airplane pitch-up induced by ground spoiler deployment during the go-around.
- [NTSB CEN11CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA268.md): Cub Crafters CC11-160 · Kiowa, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2011 · N144LP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following 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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