NTSB investigations: Cessna 162

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 162, where the sequence of events included Hard landing. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20132026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 162 per year, 2013–2026: 7 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('060005E')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND 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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NTSB ERA27LA020AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 162 · Fort Lauderdale, FLOct 13, 2026 · N6106FNTSB WPR24LA163Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 162 · Livermore, CAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and abnormal contact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s improper landing flare and go-around.May 25, 2024 · N6003F · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA246Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 162 · Indianapolis, INThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.May 25, 2021 · N162TW · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · York, PAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.Apr 22, 2018 · N6020Y · Substantial damageNTSB WPR15CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna E162 · Santa Rosa, CAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.Nov 15, 2014 · N5216N · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14CA197Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · Leesburg, FLThe student pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 11, 2014 · N7032E · Substantial damageNTSB WPR13CA421Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna E162 · Eugene, ORThe pilot's improper flare that resulted in a bounced landing.Sep 8, 2013 · N30265 · Substantial damage