NTSB investigations
2,290 cases where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down.
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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.\"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 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 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.NTSB GAA17CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDehavilland DHC 6 · Perris, CAThe 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 GAA17CA292Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirtime Cygnet · Casa Grande, AZThe flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA291Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182 · Carson City, NVThe 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 GAA17CA285Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 802 · Dumas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while maneuvering at a low altitude.NTSB GAA17CA281Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA22 · South Boston, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA280Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWeaver Stanley R/Robinson Scot Vans RV-8 · Vacaville, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA278Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportReims Cessna FR172 · De Pere, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.NTSB GAA17CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJohnson Kenneth W Super CUB Sport · Austin, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA275Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Seward, AKThe flight instructor's incorrect brake application during a high-speed taxi with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA17LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Homerville, GAA 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 WPR17LA102Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 18A · Coeur D'Alene, IDThe 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 GAA17CA272Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJohn Murphy JSX-2 · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the canopy was properly secured before takeoff, which resulted in an unstable landing flare and hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108 · Pedro Bay, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR17LA098Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobert E Bounds Bounds Bearcoupe · Hanksville, UTThe 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 GAA17CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Taos, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA273Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAdrian George W Europa Classic · Wellington, KSThe pilot’s improper landing flare and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA17CA257Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNelson Sydney Vans Acft RV8A · Englewood, COThe 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 GAA17CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportZwicker Murray R Glastar · Napa, CAThe amphibious float-equipped airplane's encounter with a submerged object during a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB WPR17LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK 52 · Porterville, CAA 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 GAA17CA254Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Columbia, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain a flare during landing in variable, gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA249Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Marathon, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude.NTSB GAA17CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportThomas B Mcgrath JA30 Superstol · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA17LA166Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Ovid, NYThe 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 CEN17LA178Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Manistee, MIThe 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 GAA17CA230Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Manchester, CAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AKThe airplane's left main ski's collision with a submerged frozen sand berm.NTSB CEN17LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · La Porte, TXA 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 GAA17CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Stafford, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA17CA226Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Santa Teresa, NMThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing and subsequent nose-over.