# Nose over/nose down - Type: NTSB defining event - NTSB code: 096 - CICTT category: Abnormal Runway Contact - Defining event in: 468 cases - In the sequence of: 2,287 cases - Fatal cases: 10 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/cases.md - Cases with it anywhere in the sequence: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096 ## Cases per year (defining / in the sequence) - 2008: 19 / 120 - 2009: 19 / 136 - 2010: 24 / 138 - 2011: 48 / 133 - 2012: 19 / 129 - 2013: 30 / 124 - 2014: 25 / 122 - 2015: 24 / 127 - 2016: 18 / 174 - 2017: 16 / 166 - 2018: 20 / 141 - 2019: 35 / 138 - 2020: 21 / 98 - 2021: 26 / 94 - 2022: 22 / 74 - 2023: 31 / 116 - 2024: 15 / 100 - 2025: 25 / 86 - 2026: 31 / 71 ## Phase of flight - Landing-landing roll: 267 cases - Landing: 81 cases - Landing-flare/touchdown: 42 cases - Takeoff: 29 cases - Takeoff-rejected takeoff: 18 cases - Taxi: 12 cases - Taxi-from runway: 8 cases - Other: 3 cases - Landing-aborted after touchdown: 3 cases - Taxi-into takeoff position: 3 cases ## In the probable cause of these cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 186 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 99 cases - [Brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242) (Aircraft): 76 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 67 cases - [Surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045) (Aircraft): 58 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 46 cases - [Soft surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020) (Environmental issues): 33 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 33 cases - [Pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022) (Aircraft): 24 cases - [Landing gear brakes system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023240) (Aircraft): 20 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 33 cases - [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 20 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 14 cases - [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc): 9 cases - [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f): 8 cases - [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b): 8 cases - [Aviat A-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b): 7 cases - [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150): 6 cases - [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18): 6 cases - [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180): 6 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR27LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA003), Oct 3, 2026: Maule M-5-235C (N56328), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA350), Sep 20, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N4139M), Salem, OR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA351), Sep 19, 2026: Cessna 180 (N4722B), Medford, OR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA366), Sep 15, 2026: Abbott Dudley L Levitator (N1027Y), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA348), Sep 15, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N4500W), Roundup, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ANC26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA102), Sep 11, 2026: Cessna 170B (N2525D), Willow, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA336), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N9678P), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ANC26LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA101), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA-18A 150 (N7795D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ANC26LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA100), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA12 (N2945M), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ANC26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA094), Aug 30, 2026: Cessna 180A (N5399D), Cordova, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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