NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, VA

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172S, 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

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, VA per year, 2008–2026: 7 cases
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Latest 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'VA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072439', '2072442')
      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"

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.

NTSB ERA21LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Orange, VAThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.Feb 8, 2021 · N841SP · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Culpeper, VAThe pilot’s decision to land the airplane in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity.Dec 22, 2020 · N505LP · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Newport News, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.Feb 17, 2016 · N35502 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Richmond, VAThe student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.Mar 7, 2015 · N144ME · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA371Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Manassas, VAThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.Aug 22, 2013 · N740SP · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10CA363Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Chesapeake, VAA hard landing by person(s)unknown.Jun 30, 2010 · N6064R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08CA282Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Charlottesville, VAThe pilot's improper flare while landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.Aug 10, 2008 · N5210A · Substantial damage