# NTSB investigations, WA: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR21LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA367.md): Quest Kodiak 100 · Roche Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2021 · N456SB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain bank control during the landing roll which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.
- [NTSB GAA18CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA336.md): Aviat A 1 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2018 · N352AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.
- [NTSB GAA17CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA323.md): Air Tractor AT 802 · Prosser, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2017 · N802NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid hay bales during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA16CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA410.md): Aeronca 11AC · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2016 · N9791E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and subsequent wing tip strike, which resulted in substantial damage to the rear spar.
- [NTSB WPR14CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA306.md): Bosco Don Searey · Mount Vernon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2014 · N83007 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the incorrect decision to takeoff once the sponson had been damaged.
- [NTSB WPR14CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA219.md): Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N77FZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA140.md): Weston SEA-ERA · Bellevue, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 4, 2013 · N226SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff on choppy water conditions.
- [NTSB WPR12CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA388.md): Piggott John H Bearhawk · Sequim, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N347JP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA344.md): Rotorway Exec · Colville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2012 · N156RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's lack of experience in the helicopter, which resulted in his failure to maintain ground clearance during the taxi hover, followed by inadvertent ground contact and rollover.
- [NTSB WPR10CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA461.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2010 · N24150 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the float-equipped airplane during an aborted water takeoff, resulting in a dragged wing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA246.md): Cessna 180K · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2010 · N66033 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR10CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA073.md): Cessna 172M · Diamond Point, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 6, 2009 · N20186 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and unfavorable wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR09CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA310.md): Weston SEA-ERA · Bellevue, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2009 · N226SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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" = 'WA' 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" = '093' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence?state=WA

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