NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A

9 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A, where the defining event was Loss of control on ground. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20092026
NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A per year, 2009–2026: 9 cases
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20202
20211
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Latest cases

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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('52268')
      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"

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.

NTSB WPR24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot’s loss of control during landing due to a flat tire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to replace the worn tire in a timely manner.Feb 28, 2024 · N26DR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-46-600TP · Olive Branch, MSThe airplane’s hard right turn during landing in crosswind conditions and a subsequent loss of directional control due to adverse airplane-pilot coupling attributable to the design of the nose landing gear, whose directional stability was sensitive to…Mar 23, 2022 · N627PR · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA079Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Cornelia, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.Nov 29, 2021 · N172MA · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA065Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Leesburg, VAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the loss of control was the significantly underinflated nose landing gear tire.Dec 6, 2020 · N282ST · Minor damageNTSB ERA20LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Williston, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose landing gear collapse.Jun 15, 2020 · N117PR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 500TP · Tulsa, OKThe loss of directional control while landing due to the failure of the inner tube in the left tire.Jan 23, 2014 · N403KC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN14LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 500TP · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to his inadequate compensation for the tailwind.Dec 7, 2013 · N220JE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11LA466Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 · Manasses, VAAn undetermined nose landing gear steering anomaly or anomalies, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout. The damage to the nose landing gear precluded a determination of the cause of…Aug 19, 2011 · N133SR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09IA153Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNew Piper PA-46-500T · Aspen, COThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing for undetermined reasons.Feb 4, 2009 · N535JR · Minor damage