NTSB investigations, NY
46 cases where the sequence of events included Hard landing.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
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| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NY' 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" = 'NY' 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 ERA26LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKodiak Kodiak 100 · New York, NYAn inadvertent collision with a large wave during touchdown on a river, which resulted in a subsequent bounce and hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA387Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAgustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII · Canandaigua, NYThe pilot’s excessive descent rate during the final approach for landing and his delayed recovery attempt, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA317Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20J · Montauk, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in terrain induced turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB CEN23LA293Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAerostar International RX 8 · Canandaigua, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing, the passenger’s leg hitting the gas tank, and serious injury.NTSB ERA23LA169Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150H · Mattituck, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.NTSB ERA23LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGates Learjet 55 · Rochester, NYThe pilots’ failure to attain a proper landing flare and touchdown point, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.NTSB ERA23LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Lake Katrine, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate pitch attitude and descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.NTSB ERA22LA363Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150H · Ellenville, NYBoth pilots’ decision to perform the takeoff near maximum gross weight with 10° of flaps, contrary to the owner’s manual procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s degraded climb performance approaching high terrain.NTSB ERA22LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · Manhattan, NYThe pilots overapplication of flight controls during landing, which resulted in the rotor blades contacting the wire strike protection system and subsequent hard landing.NTSB ERA21LA275Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Rome, NYThe pilot's improper termination of a practice autorotation with power recovery, which resulted in low rotor rpm, an unstable landing, and a rollover. Contributing to the accident was the evaluator's inadequate oversight.NTSB ERA21LA083Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon Hawker · Farmingdale, NYThe flight crew’s delayed decision to initiate a go-around after the approach had become unstabilized, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA19CA484Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron A 210 · Hume, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a serious passenger injury.NTSB GAA19CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHoward Steven C Super · Norwich, NYThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeroprakt A-22 Valor · Malone, NYThe pilot’s improper crosswind correction during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA267Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Fulton, NYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ERA18LA135Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHeard Alan E Mosquito XE · Albion, NYThe pilot's inadvertent, improper configuration of the engine fuel system, which resulted in an excessively lean air-to-fuel ratio and resulted in a loss of engine power; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain main rotor rpm following the loss of…NTSB ERA18LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Lowville, NYThe pilot's diverted attention, which resulted in his inadequate monitoring of the airplane's attitude and a loss of control in flight.NTSB GAA18CA229Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Farmingdale, NYThe student pilot’s rapid lowering of the collective, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA17FA115Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRyan Navion · Westhampton Beach, NYThe flight instructor's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to familiarize himself with the flight characteristics of the…NTSB GAA17CA018Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Argyle, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain a stable descent rate and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA16LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95 B55 · Albany, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper flare while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, overstress fracture of the nose landing gear trunnion, and a subsequent nose landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA15CA267Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrandt Leroy E Challenger II · Batavia, NYThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA15CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar SL · Montgomery, NYThe pilot's improper pitch control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA15CA226Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerostar International S-60A · LaGrangeville, NYThe pilot's decision to conduct a landing to a field in high wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent injury to a passenger.NTSB GAA15CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Slate Hill, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ERA15CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Shirley, NYThe student pilot's initiation of the flare while too high above the runway, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and loss of directional control.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 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 ERA13LA382Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConsolidated Aeronautics Lake Model 250 · Middle Grove, NYMaintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque to the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod bolts during overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue fracture of the connecting rod and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA13CA369Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Verona, NYThe pilot’s delay in applying power after a bounced landing, resulting in collision with terrain during a go-around.NTSB DCA13FA131Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Flushing, NYThe captain's attempt to recover from an unstabilized approach by transferring airplane control at low altitude instead of performing a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to comply with standard operating procedures.NTSB ERA13LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-55B · Yorktown, NYThe pilot's improper decision to perform a downwind precautionary landing and the helicopter’s resultant settling with power and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA12CA569Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Farmingdale, NYThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA12CA520Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFleet Fleet 16B · Bayport, NYThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA12LA428Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172K · Greene, NYAn undetected fatigue crack on the outer surface of the No. 3 cylinder barrel that could only have been detected visually and not by a differential compression test , resulting in separation of the head from the barrel and a subsequent partial loss of engine…NTSB ERA11LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F35 · Syracuse, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing with airframe structural icing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s continued flight into known icing conditions.NTSB ERA11CA057Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca O58B · Livingston, NYThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA10CA473Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Montauk, NYThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.NTSB ERA10CA412Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20M · Poughkeepsie, NYThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control and runway excursion.NTSB ERA10CA398Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · White Plains, NYThe student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in a bounced landing.NTSB ERA10CA192Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Farmingdale, NYThe student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA09CA320Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAB Sportine Aviacija LAK-17A · Middletown, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty winds, which resulted in a loss of adequate airspeed and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA09CA299Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Montgomery, NYThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience as an instructor and delayed corrective action.NTSB DCA09FA045Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 767 · New York, NYThe first officer’s input of full nose down elevator at touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.NTSB ERA09LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76C · New York, NYThe failure of the flightcrew to stabilize the helicopter over its confined landing area during a hovering left-pedal turn, resulting in tail rotor blade contact with a perimeter fence component and a subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to…NTSB MIA08LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 350 · Fishers Island, NYThe pilot's misjudged airspeed during approach and improper flare, which resulted in a fast and hard landing.