# Loss of control on ground - Type: NTSB defining event - NTSB code: 230 - CICTT category: Loss Of Control (Ground) - Defining event in: 3,839 cases - In the sequence of: 4,585 cases - Fatal cases: 54 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/cases.md - Cases with it anywhere in the sequence: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230 ## Cases per year (defining / in the sequence) - 2008: 224 / 261 - 2009: 226 / 274 - 2010: 191 / 235 - 2011: 203 / 242 - 2012: 236 / 287 - 2013: 180 / 216 - 2014: 171 / 192 - 2015: 185 / 236 - 2016: 220 / 295 - 2017: 231 / 284 - 2018: 240 / 303 - 2019: 230 / 273 - 2020: 204 / 232 - 2021: 185 / 216 - 2022: 202 / 223 - 2023: 210 / 236 - 2024: 199 / 231 - 2025: 157 / 187 - 2026: 145 / 162 ## Phase of flight - Landing-landing roll: 1,806 cases - Takeoff: 704 cases - Landing: 602 cases - Landing-flare/touchdown: 366 cases - Takeoff-rejected takeoff: 70 cases - Landing-aborted after touchdown: 68 cases - Taxi: 52 cases - Taxi-from runway: 50 cases - Standing-engine(s) start-up: 42 cases - Taxi-to runway: 35 cases ## In the probable cause of these cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 2,841 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 2,748 cases - [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 299 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 257 cases - [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 226 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 149 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 148 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 132 cases - [Landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041) (Aircraft): 130 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 113 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 95 cases - [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b): 80 cases - [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180): 73 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 72 cases - [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f): 66 cases - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 58 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 54 cases - [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150): 41 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 36 cases - [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r): 36 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN27LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA023), Oct 20, 2026: Cessna 177B (N30718), Bolivar, TX, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN27LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA018), Oct 18, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22 (N363CT), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR27LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA020), Oct 17, 2026: Maule M-7-260 (N3217V), Sea Ranch, CA, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR27LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA017), Oct 9, 2026: Cessna 180H (N1037V), Lewistown, MT, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA27LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA016), Oct 5, 2026: Piper PA-31T2 (N630MW), Dayton, OH, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA27LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA003), Oct 1, 2026: Hawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 700A (N518RR), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA27LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA001), Oct 1, 2026: Kinner Sportwing B-2 (N14927), Brunswick, ME, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ANC27LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC27LA001), Oct 1, 2026: Cessna U206F (N9572G), Meadow Lakes, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA26LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA359), Sep 30, 2026: Cessna 182P (N1QP), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA323), Sep 23, 2026: Cessna 120 (N1888N), Llano, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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