# NTSB investigations, VA: 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 ERA26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA032.md): Cessna 140 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2025 · N1860V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA012.md): Luscombe 8A · Winchester, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2021 · N4581M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misapplication of brakes during the landing roll which resulted in a nose-over event and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA21LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA294.md): Turbine Cubs Of Wyoming PA-18 Super CUB · Dinwiddie, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2021 · N507TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control while taxiing on soft ground, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA369.md): Cessna 172 · Bruington, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2018 · N8090X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA10CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA334.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8A · Gordonsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2010 · N1516B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and his excessive braking during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB DCA10FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10FA066.md): Boeing B75N1 · Arlington, VA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2010 · N27WE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent use of the wheel brakes at high speed during the touchdown phase of the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of familiarity with the feel and effectiveness of the airplane’s wheel brakes.
- [NTSB ERA09CA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA463.md): American Legend AL3C · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2009 · N3737G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout.

## 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" = 'VA' 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=VA

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