# NTSB investigations, AZ: 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 WPR26LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA114.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Carefree, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2026 · N636DB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he landed the tailwheel equipped airplane at a backcountry airstrip, and while taxiing on rough terrain, the tailwheel spring failed and the tailwheel assembly separated from the airplane. The pilot shut down the airplane and exited to…
- [NTSB GAA19CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA309.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2019 · N44249 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA057.md): Aviat A1 · Red Creek, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 3, 2018 · N93WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper brake application during landing on a soft, dirt airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA266.md): Luscombe 8A · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2014 · N77917 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's use of excessive brakes during taxi, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB WPR14CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA107.md): Cessna 170 · Wikieup, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2014 · N2594V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR13CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA097.md): Cessna 140 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2013 · N223PE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and his excessive application of brakes, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB WPR11LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA211.md): Cessna 172 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2011 · N4072F · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR09CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA199.md): Cessna A185F · Bisbee, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2009 · N7802F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE 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?state=AZ

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