Final NTSB investigations, ND

15 cases where the sequence of events included Hard landing.

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Final NTSB investigations, ND per year, 2009–2026: 15 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ND' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
    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"

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NTSB CEN26LA214Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Dickinson, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a hard landing.May 28, 2026 · N2056X · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA377Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Great Bend, NDThe pilot’s hard landing on a road and subsequent loss of control, resulting in the airplane impacting a ditch.Aug 15, 2023 · N9082C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Fargo, NDThe flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot flying, which resulted in a nose-wheel first hard landing.Jun 19, 2022 · N5256S · Substantial damageNTSB CEN19LA311Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Grassy Butte, NDA total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, and the pilot's failure to conduct a preflight inspection.Sep 10, 2019 · N5347T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN18LA354Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · Bowman, NDThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Aug 26, 2018 · N666WW · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Fargo, NDThe pilot’s failure to cycle the surface deice boots during the instrument approach in icing conditions, which led to ice accumulation on the leading edges of the wings and empennage, and resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.Jan 8, 2016 · N779CC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14CA513Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Grand Forks, NDThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a tail rotor strike.Sep 22, 2014 · N1675U · Substantial damageNTSB 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.Jun 13, 2013 · N552ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 10, 2012 · N548ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11LA386Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to the student pilot’s bounced landing and subsequent loss of aircraft control.Jun 13, 2011 · N539ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11LA390Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Grand Forks, NDThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing, which resulted in an inadequate flare and subsequent hard landing.May 14, 2011 · N204ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Bismarck, NDThe pilot’s failure compensate for the crosswinds resulting in a loss of directional control while landing.Apr 5, 2010 · N62040 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.Oct 20, 2009 · N519ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09CA404Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.Jul 2, 2009 · N538ND · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09CA402Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.Jul 2, 2009 · N525ND · Substantial damage