# 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.

Page 1 of 3 · 129 cases

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN13LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA103.md): Auman JL T-51 · Dekalb, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2012 · N512JA · Substantial damage
  > The improper engine overhaul by the airplane kit manufacturer, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure.
- [NTSB CEN13LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA104.md): Cessna 172M · Arcola, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 2012 · N172BJ · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA063.md): Aerotek Pitts S-1T · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2012 · N49309 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll because of the failure of the tailwheel support bracket.
- [NTSB ERA13LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA056.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Canton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2012 · N9764P · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which the pilot could not correct by applying carburetor heat because the movement of the carburetor heat control arm was restricted.
- [NTSB CEN13LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA057.md): Cessna T182T · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2012 · N856DK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misjudgment of the landing speed and the runway distance remaining and his delay in applying the brakes, which resulted in an overrun.
- [NTSB ERA13LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA052.md): Waller Charles R Rans S12-XL · Gordon, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2012 · N933CW · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue failure of the elevator pitch trim cable, which resulted in aerodynamic flutter of the elevator in flight and the airplane’s subsequent nose-over during the resultant precautionary landing.
- [NTSB CEN13CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA064.md): Lawson Ron Rans S-19 · Crowley, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 10, 2012 · N434KL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB CEN13LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA056.md): Cessna 210L · La Grange, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2012 · N732BL · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the loss of oil to the engine. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the engine oil filter adaptor, which resulted in the loss of oil to the engine.
- [NTSB CEN13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA050.md): Waco SRE · Lafayette, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 2012 · NC247E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [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 WPR13CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA033.md): Cessna 140 · Watsonville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 2, 2012 · N77227 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.
- [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 WPR13CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA019.md): Quicksilver Mfg MXL II Sport · Live Oak, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2012 · N187AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to compensate for turbulent conditions, which resulted in a loss of altitude.
- [NTSB ERA13LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA029.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Edison, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2012 · N6670K · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the k-pin associated with the No. 1 cylinder.
- [NTSB ERA13CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA047.md): Daniels Alan L Kitfox Series 7 · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 18, 2012 · N555HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN13LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA011.md): Meyers Little Toot · Roanoke, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 2012 · N848Z · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to partially obstructed fuel lines.
- [NTSB ANC12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA113.md): Aviat A-1 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2012 · N36LE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC12CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA112.md): Piper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2012 · N4483M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA12LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA574.md): Cessna 150G · Corinth, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2012 · N8465J · Substantial damage
  > The improper torque application on the crankshaft gear bolt by maintenance personnel during an engine overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the locking tab washer and gear alignment dowel and subsequent engine stoppage. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635.md): Cessna 182P · Mecosta, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2012 · N58844 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ANC12CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA108.md): Cessna 172K · Atqasuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 15, 2012 · N84549 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while performing a high-speed taxi in windy conditions.
- [NTSB WPR12LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA409.md): Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Monroe, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2012 · N3702F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR12LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA402.md): Hansen HANSEN-VANS RV-6 · Lemolo Lake, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2012 · N53MH · Substantial damage
  > An overvoltage event due to the failure of the automotive voltage regulator, which resulted in electrical anomalies and smoke in the cockpit and a subsequent forced off-airport landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA547.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Tail Dragger · Elizabethtown, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2012 · N237TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in gusty wind conditions associated with approaching…
- [NTSB WPR12CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA401.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2012 · N4798Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate postmaintenance and preflight inspections, which resulted in the separation of the left main wheel after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the improperly secured left main wheel spindle nut.
- [NTSB CEN12CA608](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA608.md): Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A · Navasota, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N27UP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for landing area conditions during an off-airport landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR12CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA388.md): Piggott John H Bearhawk · Sequim, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N347JP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
- [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 ERA12LA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA539.md): Cessna 172M · Canadensis, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N391R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath.
- [NTSB ANC12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA102.md): Piper PA-12 · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N3615M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN12LA593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA593.md): Mudge Ray KIT FOX 5 · Bowling Green, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2012 · N84KF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN12LA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA589.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Ralls, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2012 · N23960 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the rocker arm journal casting of the rocker arm cap.
- [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 CEN12LA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA580.md): Cessna 140 · Spearfish, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2012 · N140XX · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to debris lodged beneath the throttle body of the carburetor venturi.
- [NTSB ERA12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA533.md): Stearman M-2 · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2012 · N9055 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [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 ERA12CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA520.md): Fleet Fleet 16B · Bayport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2012 · N343SF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA517.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Gum Neck, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2012 · N5127T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the rough condition of the runway.
- [NTSB ANC12CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA088.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2012 · N4001Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ANC12CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA086.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2012 · N37WP · Substantial damage
  > The passenger's inadvertent application of the brake pedals during landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB CEN12CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA537.md): Gage Midget Mustang MM-1 · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2012 · N41831 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA12CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA502.md): Maule M-4C · Lincoln, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2012 · N9838M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12FA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA520.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Fate, TX · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2012 · N2552C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN12CA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA526.md): Cessna 172R · Leesville, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2012 · N989BT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to properly re-configure the airplane for a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion when he decided to land on the remaining runway.
- [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 CEN12LA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA493.md): Cessna 182G · Montrose, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2012 · N3198S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA499.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2012 · N460CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA322.md): CubCrafters CC 11-160 · Stanley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2012 · N622MW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of the brakes during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA470.md): Yamokoski William Glastar · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2012 · N4970Y · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the automotive engine's reduction gearbox while in cruise flight.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?year=2012&page=2

## 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 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?year=2012

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.