# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB GAA17CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA363.md): Piper PA 22 · Pendleton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2017 · N2473P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA17CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA362.md): Cessna A185 · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2017 · N4356R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA352.md): Piper PA 18 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2017 · N4420Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA348.md): Piper PA 16 · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2017 · N5896H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA235.md): Cessna 182A · Buffalo, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2017 · N6196B · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the nose wheel axle bolt and the nose wheel during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because the bolt was not recovered.
- [NTSB ERA17LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA205.md): Cessna P206 · West Creek, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2017 · N206TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA17CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA339.md): Cessna 180 · Belmar, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2017 · N71MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA334.md): Piper PA28R · Geneva, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2017 · N32088 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare in variable wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing on the left edge of the runway and impacting trees.
- [NTSB GAA17CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA329.md): Cessna 172 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2017 · N4284Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA353.md): Cessna 207 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2017 · N207RB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover.
- [NTSB GAA17CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA323.md): Air Tractor AT 802 · Prosser, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2017 · N802NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid hay bales during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA354.md): Piper PA28 · Big Bear, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2017 · N9238W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA330.md): Boeing B75N1 · Williamson, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2017 · N218DL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s aggressive and early forward stick application during the landing roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain pitch control and a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA320.md): Cessna 182 · Elk City, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2017 · N5011D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the wing’s angle of attack while on short final, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA17CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA316.md): Malinowski Walter S RV8 · Canaan Valley, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2017 · N102CM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA309.md): Maule MX7 · Payette, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 30, 2017 · N789JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA17TA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17TA196.md): Ernest T Christley Zenith Zodiac 601XL · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 2017 · N167EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of a threaded metal rod of insufficient strength to connect the fuel tank selector handle to the fuel valve, which resulted in his inability to switch fuel tanks and a subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB GAA17CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA294.md): Dehavilland DHC 2 · Petersville, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2017 · N561TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for taxiing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA17LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA194.md): Avions Mudry Cie CAP 231 · Lebanon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2017 · N231X · Substantial damage
  > The partial separation of one counterweight and the subsequent seizure of the engine due to mechanical interference. Contributing to the partial separation of the counterweight was the overstress fracture of a retaining ring and the fatigue fracture of the…
- [NTSB CEN17LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA204.md): Aviat A-1B · Tomahawk Lake, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2017 · N71JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in the airplane’s hard landing and nose over after the water landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA303.md): Dehavilland DHC 6 · Perris, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2017 · N708PV · Substantial damage
  > The prospective pilot’s improper landing flare and the pilot’s delayed remedial action to initiate a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA292.md): Airtime Cygnet · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2017 · N168AT · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA291.md): Cessna T182 · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2017 · N6203S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach during the landing flare and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA17CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA285.md): Air Tractor AT 802 · Dumas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N319BM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA17CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA281.md): Piper PA22 · South Boston, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N31JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA280.md): Weaver Stanley R/Robinson Scot Vans RV-8 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N184ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA278.md): Reims Cessna FR172 · De Pere, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2017 · N42588 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA17CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA287.md): Johnson Kenneth W Super CUB Sport · Austin, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2017 · N1111E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA275.md): Piper PA18 · Seward, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 11, 2017 · N1258C · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's incorrect brake application during a high-speed taxi with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA17LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA176.md): Cessna 150M · Homerville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2017 · N714DW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance and inspection of the engine, which resulted in a fatigue crack and subsequent failure of the No. 4 cylinder.
- [NTSB WPR17LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA102.md): Piper PA 18A · Coeur D'Alene, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2017 · N245KW · Substantial damage
  > The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.
- [NTSB GAA17CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA272.md): John Murphy JSX-2 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2017 · N458V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the canopy was properly secured before takeoff, which resulted in an unstable landing flare and hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA264.md): Stinson 108 · Pedro Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 6, 2017 · N9510K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB WPR17LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA098.md): Robert E Bounds Bounds Bearcoupe · Hanksville, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 2017 · N136BC · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control during landing when he inadvertently applied brake pressure to the toe brakes when the airplane touched down.
- [NTSB GAA17CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA284.md): Cessna 170 · Taos, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2017 · N9268A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA273.md): Adrian George W Europa Classic · Wellington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2017 · N7854M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA17CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA257.md): Nelson Sydney Vans Acft RV8A · Englewood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2017 · N832SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadvertent selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing during gusting crosswind wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA301.md): Zwicker Murray R Glastar · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2017 · N89SR · Substantial damage
  > The amphibious float-equipped airplane's encounter with a submerged object during a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR17LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA094.md): Yakovlev YAK 52 · Porterville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2017 · N132MD · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to contaminants in the fuel system that decreased the fuel flow, the source of which could not be determined.
- [NTSB GAA17CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA254.md): Cessna 172 · Columbia, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2017 · N64144 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a flare during landing in variable, gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA249.md): Cessna 177 · Marathon, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2017 · N3224T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA17CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA246.md): Thomas B Mcgrath JA30 Superstol · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 24, 2017 · N614WB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA17LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA166.md): Cessna 182A · Ovid, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2017 · N9907B · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's failure to inspect and clean the carburetor fuel inlet screen during the airplane’s annual inspection, which allowed undetected debris and dirt to obstruct the fuel supply and resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine…
- [NTSB CEN17LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA178.md): Cessna 182G · Manistee, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2017 · N2056R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the airplane owner and maintenance personnel to follow the propeller manufacturer's recommend overhaul schedule, which resulted in a fatigue fracture of the propeller blade actuating pin and a loss of thrust in flight.
- [NTSB GAA17CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA230.md): Cessna 180 · Manchester, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2017 · N7945V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA17CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA228.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2017 · N5045E · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's left main ski's collision with a submerged frozen sand berm.
- [NTSB CEN17LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA153.md): Cessna 152 · La Porte, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2017 · N95551 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that did not detect water contamination.
- [NTSB GAA17CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA234.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Stafford, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2017 · N55067 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA226.md): Cessna 210 · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2017 · N3938Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing and subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA149.md): North American T 6G · Culpepper, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2017 · N3167G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane and directional control during the landing roll and subsequent go-around in gusting wind conditions.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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