# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-150: Nose over/nose down

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 ANC24LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA104.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 19, 2024 · N6847B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA180.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Ariel, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2023 · N6058D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA017.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2022 · N3861P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose over after the main landing gear wheels broke through deep snow on the snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB GAA17CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA159.md): Piper PA22 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2017 · N6024D · Substantial damage
  > The contamination of snow and ice on the left main landing gear and brake, which prevented the wheel from rolling during touchdown and resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR13CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA192.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Moose Creek Ranger Station, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2013 · N3505P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of excessive braking after landing with a tailwind and after an extended touchdown to avoid deer on the runway.
- [NTSB CEN12CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA207.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Crowley, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2012 · N6143D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a nose-over.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102210')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '096'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/cases?model=7102210

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