NTSB investigations
620 cases where the sequence of events included Ground collision.
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '200' 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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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" = '200' 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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NTSB DCA17WA075Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 777 · Cancun, MexicoThe Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 777 airplane that occurred on March 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's…NTSB GAA17CA160Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Madill, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hangar while taxiing at night.NTSB CEN17WA102Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationMD Helicopter 600 · Guatemala City, GuatemalaOn February 7, 2017, about 1253 local time, a United States-registered MD 600N helicopter, N245SE, impacted terrain at the La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is…NTSB GAA17CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 175 · Lakeport, CAThe pilot’s failure to secure the airplane before pulling the propeller through, which resulted in the airplane rolling and subsequently colliding with a parked airplane.NTSB GAA17CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Jacksonville, FLThe other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stationary airplane during taxi.NTSB DCA17WA037Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 767-319ER · Georgetown, GuyanaThe government of Guyana has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on November 29, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Guyana's investigation under the provisions…NTSB GAA17CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCurtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000 · San Diego, CAThe other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane stopped ahead of him during taxi.NTSB GAA17CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Valley Center, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and to see and avoid the airplane stopped on the edge of the runway.NTSB GAA17CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 17 · Keene Valley, NYThe pilot's failure to use the proper hand propping procedures, resulting in a runaway airplane and an impact with trees.NTSB ERA16FA297Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHeberlein Ronald Vans RV 9A · Sebring, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.NTSB GAA16CA447Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Williamsport, PAThe student pilot's distraction during taxi operations, which resulted in the airplane's left wing impacting a hangar.NTSB GAA16CA454Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 34 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe other pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.NTSB CEN16LA332Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Miller, MOThe mechanic's improper installation of the left aileron swage fitting, which resulted in an inflight loss of control.NTSB CEN16LA284Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTexas Helicopter OH 13H/M74A · Minonk, ILFailure of the truck driver to ensure that he had adequate clearance to pass under the helicopter and the failure of the loader to park in a safer area for reloading operations.NTSB ERA16CA264Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7BCM · Connellsville, PAThe pilot's failure to properly set the throttle and secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.NTSB GAA16CA371Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · San Diego, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness while taxiing, which resulted in an impact with a stationary fuel truck.NTSB GAA16CA365Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Stamford, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi for departure.NTSB GAA16CA313Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 802 · Cairo, ILThe pilot's failure to ensure that the tailwheel pin was in the locked position prior to the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion, ground loop, and substantial damage.NTSB GAA16CA242Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportVan B Anthony Zodiac · Grass Valley, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and landing, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with a parked airplane.NTSB GAA16CA253Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Shawnee, OKThe pilot's failure to remain a safe distance from obstacles while taxiing to parking, resulting in the airplane's wing striking a light pole.NTSB GAA16CA237Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe pilot's failure to monitor the parked vehicle, which resulted in a ground collision and substantial damage to the left wing.NTSB CEN16LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Bixby, OKA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, as the fuel state of the airplane at the time of the accident could not be verified, and postaccident examination of the engine did not provide adequate information.NTSB GAA16CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Punta Gorda, FLThe pilot's failure to avoid obstacles and maintain situational awareness while taxiing.NTSB CEN16CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNakajima A6M2 Model 21 · Midland, TXThe Goodyear pilot did not see and avoid the Nakajima ahead on the taxiway.NTSB GAA16CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Newport News, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.NTSB DCA16CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Detroit, MIN925NN flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the two aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision of the winglet with the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of N784SW.NTSB GAA16CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportConsolidated Vultee BT 15 · Chino, CAThe taxiing pilot's failure to remain a safe distance from the stopped airplane while taxiing to the run-up area, resulting in a ground collision and substantial damage.NTSB GAA16CA127Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Santa Paula, CAThe tailwheel pilot's failure to see and avoid a stationary airplane performing a run-up, which resulted in a ground collision.NTSB WPR16LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · San Diego, CAThe failure of the flight instructor of the other airplane to maintain awareness while parked on the ramp with the engine operating, which resulted in impact with the parked airplane.NTSB DCA16CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD 88 · Newark, NJthe ground crew's misjudgment of the distance between the B767 wingtip and the MD-88 tail. Contributing to the accident was the slushy condition of the ramp which limited the maneuvering space available.NTSB CEN16WA113Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCirrus Design Cirrus SR20 · Swansea, United KingdomOn January 20, 2016, at 1419 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus SR20, G-GCDC, collided with a parked Piper PA-31-112, G-BLWP, while landing at the Swansea Airport (EGFH), Swansea, Wales. The pilot and two passengers were not seriously injured. The Piper…NTSB ERA16WA099Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 550 · Istanbul, TürkiyeOn January 15, 2016, at 1103 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 550 Citation I, Turkish registration TC-AHE, operated by Panjet, received minor damage during taxi after landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Instanbul, Turkey (LTBA). The flight…NTSB GAA16CA348Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B200 · Carolina, PRThe pilot's failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage.NTSB GAA16CA096Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Punta Gorda, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while taxiing on the ramp, resulting in a collision with an object.NTSB CEN16LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawker 400 · Telluride, COThe limitations of the air traffic control equipment that prevented the controller's timely recognition of NOTAM information that was effective immediately and resulted in the issuance of an approach clearance to a closed runway. Also causal was the pilots'…NTSB DCA16WA028Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 777 223 · Madrid, SpainThe Spanish CIAIAC has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines A330 and an American Airlines 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC…NTSB ERA16CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Farmington, DEBoth pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at an uncontrolled airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway. In addition, the biplane…NTSB GAA16CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Portland, ORThe failure of the fuel truck driver to see and avoid the taxiing airplane.NTSB GAA16CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Greeley, COThe pilot of the following airplane failed to maintain adequate spacing during the taxi to the runway, resulting in a collision with the lead airplane.NTSB GAA16CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCurtiss Wright Travel Air · Carlsbad, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop, and substantial damage to the right wing and wing strut.NTSB GAA16CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 421 · Amarillo, TXThe loss of directional control during taxi to the runway as a result of insufficient brake fluid level in the right brake master cylinder, resulting in a taxiway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB GAA16CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Ketchikan, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the engine start sequence, which resulted in the helicopter sliding on a steel deck and impacting a crane. Contributing to the accident was the absence of traction material on the helicopter…NTSB GAA16CA005Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRaytheon A36 · Monterey, CAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid runway signage during taxi after landing, resulting in a collision and substantial damage to the left wing of the airplane.NTSB WPR15LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C90 · Las Vegas, NVThe jet flight crew's use of an inappropriate checklist to resolve a parking brake hydraulic system pressure anomaly, which resulted in the airplane rolling down a slight incline and colliding with a parked twin-engine turboprop airplane. Contributing to the…NTSB GAA15CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMitsubishi MU 2B-25 · Arvin, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing into position for takeoff on a narrow private airstrip, resulting in the left wing striking a tree.NTSB GAA15CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 560XL · Spanish Fork, UTThe Captain's decision to taxi on a closed taxiway, which resulted in a collision with a parked construction vehicle. Contributing to the accident was a ground crew employee's decision to move barricades from the closed taxiway.NTSB CEN15IA337Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 · Denver, COThe gate lead/pushback driver's failure to recognize that the provisioning truck was within the safety zone of the gate during his walkaround due to distractions, which resulted in the subsequent collision between the airplane and the truck. Contributing to…NTSB GAA15CA194Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 402B · Monte Vista, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with objects.NTSB ERA15LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanadair CL-600-2B16 · West Palm Beach, FLThe flight crew's failure to properly use the before start checklist, to monitor the airplane's motion, and to see and avoid objects around the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent roll into a ground vehicle.NTSB GAA15CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Arcadia, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.