# NTSB investigations, 2012: 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 CEN13CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA042.md): Luscombe 8E · West Bend, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 3, 2012 · N2368K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot‘s failure to maintain clearance from power lines at the end of the short runway, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent nose-over of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN13CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA037.md): Bates Starduster SA-300 · Reklaw, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2012 · N2369 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA099.md): Cessna 180 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N67178 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA094.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2012 · N4316Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to identify the appropriate touchdown point, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR12CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA363.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8E · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2012 · N2287K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN12LA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA556.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2012 · N68564 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misuse of the brakes during landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB WPR12CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA353.md): Cessna 182 · Joseph, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2012 · N5418B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA078.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2012 · N53977 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's and student pilot's excessive application of brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA071.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2012 · N90974 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA061.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2012 · N63562 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly judge the airplane’s distance and altitude from the landing location during the final approach, which resulted in an undershoot and a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN12CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA394.md): Boeing B75N1 · Fredricksburg, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2012 · N50082 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive brake application, leading to a noseover during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in lowering the tail after landing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA044.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8F · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 30, 2012 · N9906C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent and excessive application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA12CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA339.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2012 · N86917 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent application of the wheel brakes immediately after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA12CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA278.md): Piper PA-18A · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2012 · N12003 · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate assembly of the brakes, which caused them to lock during the landing roll when the airplane transitioned from asphalt to turf, resulting in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB CEN12LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA209.md): Walling Vans RV-3 · Larchwood, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2012 · N34WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.
- [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.
- [NTSB WPR12CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA148.md): Stinson 108-1 · Coolin, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 25, 2012 · N97032 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land on a snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB ANC12CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA023.md): Cessna 182A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2012 · N6147B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent landing on a frozen lake in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB ANC12CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA020.md): Helio H-295 · Old Minto, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2012 · N713C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2012
  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?year=2012

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