NTSB investigations, AK
68 cases where the sequence of events included Hard landing.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 6 |
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| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AK' 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"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.
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" = 'AK' 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ANC26LA056Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-22-160 · Russian Mission, AKNTSB ANC25LA068Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Kokhanok, AKThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ANC25LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Trapper Creek, AKThe pilot’s improper flare while landing on glassy water, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ANC25LA024Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall, during gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC25LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Kasilof, AKThe right main landing gear’s inadvertent contact with uneven terrain, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to adequately assess the landing environment prior to touchdown.NTSB ANC24LA079Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to follow the operator’s procedure manual and attempted to land at a remote landing zone in high wind conditions. Contributing factor was the pilot’s decision to not conduct a fly over of the landing site to determine wind condition which…NTSB ANC24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Cordova, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ANC24LA007Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 200 · New Stuyahok, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing flare resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.NTSB ANC23LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEnstrom F-28C · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain main rotor rpm on takeoff, which resulted in a forced run-on landing.NTSB WPR22LA299Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during an off-field landing, which resulted in loss of control and an impact with terrain.NTSB WPR22LA300Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHoffman David J Murphy Elite · Manley Hot Springs, AKThe pilot’s unstable approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN22LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Port Alsworth, AKA hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage.NTSB ANC22LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182R · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ANC22LA076Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182A · Big Lake, AKA hard landing for an unknown reason, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ANC21LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Birchwood, AKThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot, and student pilot’s improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ANC21LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Pelican, AKThe pilot’s improper preflight planning to ensure adequate power to hover out-of-ground effect while conducting external load operations.NTSB WPR21LA164Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208B · Fairbanks, AKA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB ANC20LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA22 · Soldotna, AKThe delamination of the fabric material from the fuselage above the windscreen due to failed adhesive, which resulted in disrupted airflow and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB ANC20CA055Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA538Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA515Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Kenai, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent loss of directional control and impact with a tree.NTSB GAA19CA430Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing, runway excursion, and collision with a sign.NTSB GAA19CA344Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell UH 1H · Bethel, AKThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power, and his improper landing flare during a forced autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the inoperative fuel…NTSB ANC19CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 1900 · Gambell, AKThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA558Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Kenai, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control on an unimproved airstrip.NTSB GAA18CA398Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7CCM · Palmer, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, an attempted go-around, and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB ANC18CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's mismanagement of the engine controls due to distraction in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.NTSB GAA18CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Talkeetna, AKThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Nulato, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on upsloping terrain, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in…NTSB GAA18CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 99 · King Salmon, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path and runway centerline during the initial landing, which resulted in a hard landing to the left of the runway and damage to the landing gear and wing.NTSB GAA18CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Nenana, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path to an unimproved airstrip, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip.NTSB ANC17LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThrush S2R · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's improper landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, which allowed an excessive load on the tailwheel and resulted in the subsequent component fracture, loss of control, runway excursion, and impact with terrain.NTSB GAA17CA332Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 208 · Elfin Cove, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize the magnitude of the swell size during landing, which resulted in a tail-low hard water landing.NTSB GAA16CA455Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Sleetmute, AKThe pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.NTSB GAA16CA434Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a controlled landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inattention and distraction.NTSB ANC16CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Cordova, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear separation and collapse.NTSB GAA16CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Seward, AKThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain proper airspeed and descent rate, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA16CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Port Alsworth, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, aerodynamic stall, impact with terrain, nose gear collapse, and nose over.NTSB ANC16LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Valdez, AKThe overhaul facility’s improper and excessive use of an approved lubricant during overhaul of the fuel injection servo, which resulted in a disruption of fuel flow and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA16CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA · Glennallen, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the approach to land, resulting in a collision with trees.NTSB ANC15CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Palmer, AKThe instructor's delayed remedial actions, and the student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall just above the ground and the subsequent hard landing.NTSB ANC14CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Nenana, AKThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing during dark night conditions.NTSB ANC14CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 32-260 · Anderson, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ANC13CA108Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Mentasta Lake, AKThe pilots improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.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 ANC13CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's loss of control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC12CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWalls Craig C Snowyriver Special · Chugiak, AKThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during descent.NTSB ANC11CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AKThe student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.