# NTSB investigations, MD: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA306.md): Cessna 172 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2025 · N6208C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate landing flare at night, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA204.md): Cessna 172M · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 1, 2024 · N1377U · Substantial damage
  > The 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 ERA24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA008.md): Rotorsport UK Mtosport 2017 · Easton, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2023 · N975CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane on takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA339.md): Vulcanair V1 · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N979DS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA286.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 19, 2022 · N2512N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA22LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA117.md): Hughes 369D · Bel Air, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2022 · N9159F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to bearing failures in the turbine section resulting from a fatigue fracture of the oil supply line that fed oil to the Nos. 6 and 7 bearings. The oil line failure led to rapid deterioration of the bearings from oil starvation.…
- [NTSB GAA19CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA503.md): Cessna 172 · Ocean City, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2019 · N197ME · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA19LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA232.md): Vans RV7 · Ocean City, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2019 · N849GS · Substantial damage
  > The disconnection of the propeller governor control arm from the propeller governor due to a missing attachment bolt, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff when the governor control vibrated to a high pitch, low rpm setting.
- [NTSB GAA18CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA326.md): Cessna 172 · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2018 · N789EP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA226.md): Textron G58 · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 13, 2018 · N67WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA343.md): Cessna 172 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2016 · N2473G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touch down resulting in a bounced landing, subsequent hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.
- [NTSB GAA16CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA158.md): Cessna 172 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2016 · N65329 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA064.md): Cessna 172 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2015 · N52632 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA059.md): Cessna 172R · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 16, 2015 · N26499 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA142.md): Cessna 182P · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2015 · N1248S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
- [NTSB ERA14CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA334.md): Cessna 172N · Edgewater, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N7368F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with an unanticipated convective gust front or low-level wind shear while landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA259.md): Brantly B 2B · Essex, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N9023Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing resulting in a hard landing and a roll over.
- [NTSB ERA13TA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13TA261.md): Bell 407 · Columbia, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 31, 2013 · N407HC · Substantial damage
  > The short circuit failure of a tantalum capacitor, internal to the engine’s electronic control unit, resulting in an uncommanded shutdown of the engine in flight.
- [NTSB ERA13CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA122.md): Amirkhanian Shahram Charl Commander · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 29, 2013 · N393GX · Substantial damage
  > Impact with power lines due to the pilot’s obscured vision due to the low angle of the sun, which prevented the pilot from seeing the lines.
- [NTSB ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518.md): Meyers OTW-160 · Worton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2012 · N26490 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA439.md): Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2012 · N387AF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA516.md): Cessna 172S · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2011 · N11019 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper approach airspeed for a short-field landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA514.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Gaitherburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2011 · N912BG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [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 ERA11CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA052.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Cambridge, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2010 · N56101 · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot’s inadequate flare during landing and the certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA468.md): Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2010 · N387AF · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB ERA10CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA441.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Oakland, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2010 · N348TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA305.md): Cessna 172S · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2010 · N789EP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land during a thunderstorm.
- [NTSB NYC08CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA284.md): Ferree Prostar B · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2008 · N20HU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC08CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA123.md): Maule MT-7-235 · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 5, 2008 · N16FE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB MIA08CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA068.md): Cessna 172S · Westiminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2008 · N65329 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence?state=MD

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