Final NTSB investigations
443 cases where the defining event was Nose over/nose down.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2011 | 48 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA26LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7EC · Highgate, VTThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR26LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStoddard Hamilton Glastar · Summer Lake, ORThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.NTSB ERA26LA245Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft DCO-65 · Renovo, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during an off-airport landing.NTSB CEN26LA195Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC18-180 · Littlefield, TXThe pilot's excessive approach speed, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over.NTSB WPR26LA184Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-6A · Kooskia, IDThe pilot’s collision with a hole in the runway surface during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC26LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB WPR26LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7FC · Bend, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the rotor wash from a nearby helicopter.NTSB ANC26LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAvid Avid Flyer · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering onto the runway for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the presence of heavy, wet snow adjacent to the runway.NTSB ANC26LA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWag Aero Sportsman · Cordova, AKThe pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable snow-covered runway and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR26LA142Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Spanaway, WAThe pilot’s excessive application of brakes, which resulted in the airplane tipping forward onto its nose.NTSB WPR26LA114Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 8GCBC · Carefree, AZThe 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 WPR26LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJordan Valley CCX-2000 · Alcova, WYThe pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over.NTSB ERA26LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Suffolk, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA26LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Canon, GAThe pilot’s inadvertent application of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB WPR26LA018Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Imnaha, ORThe pilot’s continued application of brakes during an aborted takeoff in a tailwind on down-sloping terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN26LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Chaseley, NDThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC25LA111Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal report217whiskeymike SQ12 · McGrath, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hole in the tundra, which resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB ANC25LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 8GCBC · Unalakleet, AKThe pilots encounter with an obstructed dip in the landing surface during the landing roll out on a remote airstrip, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB ERA25LA347Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Eustis, METhe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent descent, contact with the water, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC25LA101Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Willow, AKThe pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unsuitable runway due to large puddles of water, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN25LA330Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEXP Supercub · Grove, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain elevator control during the landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR25LA247Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A1 · Etna, WYThe pilot’s premature rotation at insufficient airspeed during takeoff to avoid an unexpected animal on the runway, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive…NTSB ERA25LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Rangeley, METhe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA25LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TU206 · Ellsworth, METhe pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with a known deficiency of the floats, which resulted in an accumulation of water in the forward compartments of the floats, a forward center of gravity, and subsequent nose over during a water landing.NTSB ANC25LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Egegik, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ANC25LA075Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB ANC25LA073Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the landing after determining the landing area was unsuitable.NTSB ANC25LA062Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Wasilla, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ANC25LA056Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Manokotak, AKThe pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to recognize the wind direction, resulting in a tailwind landing.NTSB WPR25LA181Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150G · Heber City, UTThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN25LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-14 · Sealy, TXThe pilot’s improper use of airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll-out.NTSB ANC25LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFrederick Joseph Shiple Kitfox SS7 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's excessive application of the airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC25LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D1 · Willow, AKThe pilot's inadvertent application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA25LA196Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChris Wallen/Michael Pliske Just Acft Highlander · Brasstown, NCThe pilot’s inadvertent application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA25LA124Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDecker Daniel B Searey · Tavares, FLThe pilot’s improper flare during a bounced water landing, which resulted in a nose-down and submersion of the airplane’s open cockpit in the water.NTSB WPR25LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Red Rock, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with deep snow and vegetation.NTSB WPR25LA026Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Aberdeen, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain back pressure on the control stick during a landing attempt on gravel, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC25LA004Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206B · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s delayed go-around decision, which resulted in inadvertent contact with the landing surface, loss of directional control, and a nose over in gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR25LA012Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Soda Springs, IDThe passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC24LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC24LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB WPR24FA285Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A185F · Kent, WAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the amphibious landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a touchdown on the water with the wheels extended, noseover, and airplane submersion.NTSB ANC24LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Koliganek, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare and an improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a loss of directional control, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA24LA264Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV6 · Townsend, DEAn inadvertent encounter with rough or soft terrain during landing, resulting in a bent nose landing gear leg and subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC24LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMorgan Edward L Edge X 582 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.NTSB ANC24LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Dry Creek, AKThe pilot receiving instruction’s excessive use of brakes during landing, and the pilot providing instruction’s inadequate supervision, resulting in a nose-over.NTSB WPR24LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMichael Milburn Vans RV8 · Cascade, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll.NTSB ANC24LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMichael G Darby Dard 1 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in soft snow, resulting in a nose over.NTSB WPR24LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Modesto, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a nose over.