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 WPR13LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportS.N.I.A.S. AS-350B Ecureuil · Hamilton, MTThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of a pneumatic fuel controller pipe. Also causal was maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately maintain the pipe and replace it with a thicker type.NTSB ERA13CA307Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.NTSB CEN13LA396Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Lake Ozark, MOThe improper rebuild and maintenance of the helicopter and inadequate subsequent inspections, which resulted in undetected fuel contamination and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB WPR13LA290Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Casa Grande, AZThe total loss of engine power due to the ingestion of a foreign object and maintenance personnel's failure to remove shop rags before completing the installation of the air inlet barrier system.NTSB CEN13CA372Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportKubicek BB70Z · Windsor, COThe pilots’ encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard and fast landing.NTSB ERA13LA300Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky 269C · Lumberton, NJThe pilot's movement of the throttle to the idle detent at the beginning of a practice autorotation, which was contrary to procedures and resulted in the engine hesitating during the power recovery and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB ERA13LA288Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHagerty RV-7A · Altoona, PAThe pilot's improper recovery from an encounter with a wind gust during landing, which resulted in a hard landing on, and displacement of, the nose landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion and noseover.NTSB DCA13WA110Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationSaab 340 · Mangrove Cay, BahamasThe Air Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit (AAIPU) of the Bahamas, has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a SAAB 340 that occurred on June 13, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIPU investigation…NTSB CEN13LA348Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the go-around.NTSB CEN13LA340Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVans RV12 · Chadron, NEThe pilot’s failure to properly secure the latch to the tip-up canopy before flight, which resulted in the canopy opening on takeoff and a subsequent loss of airplane control while attempting to land the airplane.NTSB CEN13LA356Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Golden, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN13IA350Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportUltramagic M-105 · Louisville, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN13IA349Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportUltramagic T210 · Boulder, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…NTSB CEN13LA325Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · New Braunfels, TXThe pilot's improper flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing, and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…NTSB ERA13CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Concord, NHThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.NTSB CEN13CA312Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lansing, ILImproper control inputs by the pilot-receiving-instruction and the inability of the flight instructor to correct the control inputs in sufficient time to avoid the hard landing.NTSB ERA13TA261Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 407 · Columbia, MDThe 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 ANC13CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206G · King Salmon, AKThe pilot's inadequate airspeed control during a glassy water landing, which resulted in an excessive sink rate, and a hard landing.NTSB ANC13CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft F19 · Napakiak, AKThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.NTSB ANC13LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-6-235 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot’s execution of a hard landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main axle housing and the subsequent nosedown.NTSB WPR13LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210-5A · Wenatchee, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane’s tail striking the runway.NTSB ERA13CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Oxford, NCThe student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN13CA289Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Ankeny, IAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA13CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGeneral Atomics MQ-9 · Cocoa Beach, FLan improper flare leading to a nose-wheel first touchdown, which resulted in a pilot induced oscillation (PIO). The PIO caused the UAS to pitch up abruptly on the third nose gear contact with the runway, resulting in the separation of the nose wheel assembly…NTSB CEN13CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Fort Worth, TXThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA13TA237Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell OH-58C · Jekyll Island, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm in the normal operating range during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.NTSB WPR13CA253Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 300C · Hamilton, MTThe student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during a practice autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA13LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Daytona Beach, FLA total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN13LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaytheon G36 · Hoxie, KSThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN13CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEnstrom F-28C · Lanesboro, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while making an off-airport landing with a gusty tailwind.NTSB CEN13LA237Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A2 · Greenbrier, ARThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and porpoise. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited recent flying experience and proficiency and the challenging runway environment.NTSB ERA13LA212Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons US Z-225 · Chester Springs, PAThe pilot's failure to extinguish the burner pilot lights prior to a hard landing in windy conditions.NTSB WPR13CA193Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210B · Caldwell, IDThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up hard landing.NTSB CEN13LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Buffalo, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an emergency landing on uneven terrain.NTSB WPR13TA198Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell OH-58C · Phoenix, AZThe pilot receiving instruction's delay in adding power during a recovery from a practice autorotation.NTSB ERA13CA200Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Columbus, GAThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB WPR13LA178Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMD Helicopter 369A · Darby, MTThe pilot's failure to arrest the landing descent due to his incorrect use of the throttle, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR13CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaco YMF-3 · Thermal, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind.NTSB CEN13LA218Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C-1 · Cleveland, OHThe pilot’s improper flare with a high descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR13CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Chino Valley, AZThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during the pinnacle landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB WPR13CA153Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAndre Kostrzewa Mustang 2 · Bountiful, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare in tailwind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR13CA148Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Minden, NVThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA13CA154Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Bardstown, KYThe student pilot’s improper flare during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR13CA130Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Kelso, WAThe student pilot's inadequate landing flare and lack of remedial actions, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.NTSB ERA13CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Valparaiso, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN13LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B III · Ponderosa, NMA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR13CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Shandon, CAThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA13LA127Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12B · Merritt Island, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from an overstress failure of a fitting on the fuel supply line and led to an autorotation and hard landing.NTSB CEN13LA148Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta II · Gillett, TXA loss of tail rotor effectiveness while manuevering at low altitude.NTSB WPR13CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Kona, HIThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during a practice autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in a hard landing.