NTSB investigations
2,102 cases where the sequence of events included Hard landing.
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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 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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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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NTSB WPR14TA236Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Mesa, AZThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the decoupling of the engine’s turbine and compressor sections. Contributing to the decoupling was the excessive wear of the turbine-to-compressor coupling components due maintenance personnel’s placement…NTSB WPR14CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZThe inadvertent activation of the engine's mixture control during cruise flight by the pilot undergoing instruction, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot's…NTSB ERA14LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFrederick Hays-Roth Velocity Twin · Sebastian, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Also causal to the accident were the pilot’s subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing and his improper execution of the aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding…NTSB WPR14CA219Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Enumclaw, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.NTSB CEN14CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Bluffton, OHThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA14CA259Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrantly B 2B · Essex, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing resulting in a hard landing and a roll over.NTSB CEN14CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale AS 365 N2 Dauphin · Constantine, MIThe pilot's loss of control while entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA14CA273Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Harrisburg, PAThe pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA14LA248Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206 L4 · Beverly, MAMaintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the engine’s outer combustion case, which resulted in the failure of the case due to fatigue cracks that initiated on the inside surface of the case and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA14CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Sussex, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed while on approach, and his subsequent failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLauritsen Ralph M RV 4 · Rockwell City, IAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR14CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 - R · Buckeye, AZThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR14CA193Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKalman George Lancair 360 · Grand Canyon, AZThe pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14LA235Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPazmany PL 4 · Yates City, ILA loss of propeller thrust due to a failure of the reduction drive unit resulting from the improper installation of the unit. Contributing to the accident was a lack of documentation for the reduction drive unit installation.NTSB ERA14LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacific Aerospace 750XL · Warrenton, VAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear.NTSB WPR14CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 - 181 · Ho'olehua, HIThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA14CA215Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchleicher Alexander K 7 · Benton, TNThe pilot's distraction with traffic on the runway, and his subsequent failure to retract the air brakes prior to touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14LA228Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrecher Rotorway Exec · Richwood, OHThe flight instructor’s inadequate autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and postcrash fire. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of experience in performing an autorotation in the accident make and model of helicopter.NTSB CEN14LA213Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrow Mustang II · Morton, TXThe pilot's improper landing flare after encountering a gusting crosswind and his inadequate recovery from the subsequent bounced landing.NTSB CEN14CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Huron, SDThe pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14CA215Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportFirefly 8B-15 · Security, COAn unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.NTSB CEN14CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Bloomington, INThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing.NTSB ERA14LA193Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Louisa, VAThe pilot's decision to continue operation of the airplane with known mechanical issues (fluctuating oil pressure and metal in the oil filter), which was the result of undertorqued cylinder through bolts. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic's…NTSB ERA14CA197Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · Leesburg, FLThe student pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Albuquerque, NMThe student pilot's improper flare that resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB WPR14FA158Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Green River, UTA loss of engine power due to fuel contamination while maneuvering at a low altitude and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the contamination.NTSB ERA14LA152Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKurtz Jay B RV-9A · Live Oak, FLThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, a subsequent nose-down landing, and excessive bending loads to the nose landing gear.NTSB ERA14CA160Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Charlottesville, VAThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB WPR14WA128Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationHughes 369D · Moonlight Creek, New Zealand, New ZealandOn February 25, 2014, at 2055 universal coordinated time, a Hughes 369D, ZK-IQQ, was substantially damaged when the main rotor blades contacted and severed the tailboom at the conclusion of an autorotation and landing near Moonlight Creek, New Zealand. The…NTSB ERA14LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Pinson, TNThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions at night and his failure to divert in a timely manner, which resulted in an off-airport precautionary landing and subsequent substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB DCA14FA058Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEmbraer EMB145 - EP · Memphis, TNthe failure of the flight crew to adequately monitor the system for proper operation and manually activate the system during the flight in icing conditions. Contributing to the accident was the crew's limited training on the manual operation of the anti-ice…NTSB WPR14CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172K · Eastsound, WAThe pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB ERA14CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Fort Pierce, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA14WA056Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737-900 · Surabaya, IndonesiaThe Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-900 that occurred on February 1, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the NTSC investigation under…NTSB CEN14CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310I · Aurora, COLoss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB WPR14LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C90 · Columbia, CAThe pilot’s unstabilized night visual approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of all three landing gear.NTSB ERA14CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Immokalee, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 414A · Ashland, MOThe in-flight failure of both engines due to water contamination.NTSB ERA14LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Pell City, ALThe pilot’s use of an improper clutch engagement procedure, which resulted in clutch glazing, slippage, and, ultimately, the in-flight disengagement of the clutch and a loss of rotor rpm. Contributing to the accident were the installation of a light-weight…NTSB ERA14LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Zephyrhills, FLThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing that produced forces beyond the structural capability of the airframe.NTSB ERA14CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Milledgeville, GAThe student pilots inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA14WA059Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsThe Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the UK (AAIB-UK) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 that occurred on January 15, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB-UK's investigation under the…NTSB WPR14CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClayhold Sportsman GS-2 · Manzanita, ORThe pilot's inadequate landing flare and failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with gusting wind.NTSB ERA14LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Bronx, NYThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident engine examination or testing.NTSB WPR14LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Boulder City, NVA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the noncertificated maintenance technician’s failure to properly tighten and safety wire a B-nut fitting. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance technician’s failure to follow the…NTSB ERA14CA080Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 269C · White Plains, NYThe flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of controlNTSB WPR14CA077Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182T · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's decision to continue the instrument approach beyond the published missed approach point.NTSB WPR14CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Fullerton, CAThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB ERA14CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Farmingdale, NJThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN14WA068Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBell 407 · Rio Ablajo, HondurasOn November 16, 2013, approximately 1030 central standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, HR-AXO, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing for undetermined reasons near Rio Ablajo, Honduras. The pilot and six passengers were not injured. Visual…