# NTSB investigations, NE: 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 CEN23LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA090.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Hyannis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 20, 2023 · N717DJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a snowbank during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN21LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA206.md): Cessna 170B · Curtis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2021 · N2955D · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the airplane’s fuel supply which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA364.md): Grumman G164 · Ogallala, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 24, 2020 · N2437D · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a failure of the master connecting rod.
- [NTSB GAA18CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA167.md): Beech C99 · Hastings, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2018 · N213AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land in a gusty crosswind that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind and resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA470.md): Cessna 182 · Diller, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2016 · N1928X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to go around after overshooting his intended touchdown point, which resulted in impact with farm equipment and terrain during an aborted landing attempt.
- [NTSB GAA16CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA355.md): Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Cairo, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2016 · N321WL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly into deteriorating weather conditions, leading to a precautionary off airport soft field landing which resulted in a nose gear collapse and the airplane to nose over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA063.md): Cessna 182D · Hamlet, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2015 · N8983X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's incorrect brake application which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN15LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA271.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B · Foster, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2015 · N48687 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during a low-level aerial application flight due to fuel exhaustion following the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that led to his assumption that sufficient fuel was on board for the flight based on his reliance on a…
- [NTSB CEN14CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA348.md): Zach Vans RV-6A · Wayne, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2014 · N996AZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.
- [NTSB CEN13CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA545.md): Swedener Rans S-6ES · Mullen, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2013 · N611WE · Substantial damage
  > The gopher holes and soft terrain the airplane encountered, which resulted in the airplane nosing 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 CEN12CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA148.md): Piper PA-18 · Thedford, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2012 · N3671Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB DEN08LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA150.md): Weatherly 620B · Atkinson, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2008 · N2036U · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion within the fuel system at an undetermined time and from an undetermined source.

## 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" = 'NE' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?state=NE

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