NTSB investigations, 2017
166 cases where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down.
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2017
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"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 year(c."eventDate") = 2017 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
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 GAA17CA504Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing E75 · Centerville, TNThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA17CA501Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Tyonek, AKThe pilot’s use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA493Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoyd Bruce RV4 · Yerington, NVThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounded landing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB CEN17LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American SNJ-4 · Ashland, OHThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA471Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ACA · Nampa, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s use of excessive braking, which led to a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA475Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Willow, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare while landing on water with glassy water conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB GAA17CA473Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Puntilla, AKThe airplane’s encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA17CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Joseph, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB CEN17LA295Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteele Acro Sport II · Loudonville, OHA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR17LA169Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172A · Enumclaw, WAThe pilot's improper approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long, and his delayed decision to go around with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in collision with an airport perimeter fence.NTSB GAA17CA480Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportThomas J Hankamp VAN'S Aircraft RV4 · Poughkeepsie, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA17CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · San Andreas, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare during an aborted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA442Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Nampa, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA441Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18S · Sterling, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA440Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMitchell Derryle V Rans S 7 Courier · Cordova, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to take off from a lake in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA17CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGilbert Thomas Jeffrey Lancair 235 · Denison, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA17CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson SR9 · Bode, IAThe pilot’s decision to take off from an unimproved bean field with insufficient length for the airplane to clear adjacent corn stalks.NTSB GAA17CA428Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper L 21B · Cartersville, GAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent excessive brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA17LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tamarac, FLThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that the airplane's fuel system was free of water contamination before departing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.NTSB GAA17CA424Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalerno Kenneth G JR Kitfox Series 7 · Owyhee, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a rough, dirt airstrip.NTSB GAA17CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 · Lone Rock, WIThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion during the aborted landing. Contributing to the improper landing flare was the student’s distraction by a deer…NTSB GAA17CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Breckenridge, MIThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness during the approach over a corn field, which resulted in collision with corn stalks.NTSB ANC17LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to manage fuel quantity in flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow manufacturer guidance for restoring engine power after emptying a fuel…NTSB GAA17CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Marion, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA17CA236Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Lake Ashby, FLThe pilot's incorrect configuration of the landing gear for a water landing in an amphibious airplane, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA397Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Ahoskie, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain proper lateral/bank control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over into water.NTSB ERA17LA234Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Cape Coral, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination with water and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that detected, but did not fully resolve, the water contamination of the fuel system.NTSB ERA17TA233Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLawrence O Nolte Zodiac CH650B · Dover, PAA total loss of engine power as a result of the loss of all electric fuel pumps due to a loss of electric power because of the installation of an improper battery on the airplane and the use of improper charging cables on the battery.NTSB GAA17CA391Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 8KCAB · Ferguson, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA370Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAero-Ace CE 1 · Cottonwood, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA363Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Pendleton, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.NTSB GAA17CA362Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Henderson, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA352Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18 · Red Bluff, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA348Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 16 · Palatka, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB CEN17LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Buffalo, OKThe 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 ERA17LA205Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206 · West Creek, NJThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Belmar, NJThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA334Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Geneva, OHThe 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 GAA17CA329Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Nashville, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA353Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 207 · Homer, AKThe pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover.NTSB GAA17CA323Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 802 · Prosser, WAThe pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid hay bales during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA354Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Big Bear, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA330Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Williamson, GAThe 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 GAA17CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Elk City, IDThe 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 GAA17CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMalinowski Walter S RV8 · Canaan Valley, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA309Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MX7 · Payette, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing.NTSB ERA17TA196Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErnest T Christley Zenith Zodiac 601XL · Sanford, NCThe 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 GAA17CA294Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDehavilland DHC 2 · Petersville, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for taxiing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA17LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvions Mudry Cie CAP 231 · Lebanon, PAThe 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 CEN17LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1B · Tomahawk Lake, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in the airplane’s hard landing and nose over after the water landing.