# NTSB investigations: Rotax 912UL series: Loss of control on ground

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB GAA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA002.md): Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 · Frankston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2018 · N20179 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landing crooked on a turf runway.
- [NTSB GAA18CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA436.md): Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT-912-L · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2018 · N824PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA499.md): Alex Michael Bantum/Tercel USA TERCEL-GYROPLANE · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2016 · N528WM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s incorrect takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of main rotor rpm and the subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN09CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA362.md): Airborne Windsports PTY XT-912 · Alamogordo, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2009 · N594VZ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control while landing with gusting winds.

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55571')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '230'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/cases?engine=55571

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