# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB WPR25LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA162.md): Cessna 172N · Monroe, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2025 · N6132G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB ANC25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA040.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2025 · N797CK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN25LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA174.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Saint James, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2025 · N453MK · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear tire casing and tube due to excessive wear which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA158.md): Schweizer G-164B · Butte City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2025 · N7503L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s use of engine beta prior to ensuring the tailwheel was on the ground during landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA151.md): Stinson 108-3 · Port of Del Bonita, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2025 · N108RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN25LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA171.md): Piper PA28 · South Saint Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2025 · N7951W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the touchdown, that resulted in abnormal runway contact and a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the…
- [NTSB WPR25LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA191.md): Jeremy S Lezin Just Superstol · Owyhee, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2025 · N40JL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA150.md): Cub Crafters CC19-180 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2025 · N508XC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA149.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Mojave, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 2, 2025 · N538EE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out from an aborted landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA173.md): Cessna 180F · Duncan, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 1, 2025 · N2135Z · Substantial damage
  > On April 30, 2025, about 1950 central daylight time, a Cessna 180F airplane, N2135Z, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Halliburton Field Airport (DUC), Duncan, Oklahoma. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The…
- [NTSB ERA25LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA190.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2025 · N771SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR25LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA143.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Lakeview, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2025 · N4505R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA140.md): Cessna 150 · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2025 · N6682S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA141.md): Luscombe 8 · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2025 · N1286B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA25LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA221.md): Cessna 170 · Oxford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2025 · N2607V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA25LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA178.md): Piper PA-22 · Bethlehem, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2025 · N937A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR25LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA142.md): Piper PA28 · West Jordan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2025 · N15984 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot inadvertently using a runway that resulted in a tailwind condition and the flight instructors delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA25LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA180.md): Luscombe 8F · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2025 · N815B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain direction control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA125.md): Cessna 190 · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2025 · N190CG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR25LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA132.md): Cessna 180J · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2025 · N7779K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll with a left crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN25LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA152.md): Corben Junior ACE · Jeanerette, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2025 · N941KW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC25LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA033.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2025 · N57617 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the lake and collided with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN25LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA153.md): Cessna 185 · Wausau, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2025 · N1526F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in shifting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN25LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA150.md): Silvaire 8F · Fairbury, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2025 · N9926C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing and the flight instructors delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR25LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA178.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Vancouver, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 4, 2025 · N9404N · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the brake system during landing due to a hydraulic fluid leak, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC25LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA029.md): Cessna 172N · Manley Hot Springs, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2025 · N733KV · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a snow and ice-covered runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR25LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA120.md): Piper PA-22 · Madras, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2025 · N1418C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during landing roll with gusty winds.
- [NTSB WPR25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA119.md): Cessna 180 · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2025 · N180ZR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN25LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA137.md): Just Highlander · Rusk, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2025 · N7770J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA121.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2025 · N9528D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA145.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra Mkii · Nacogdoches, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2025 · N439FJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA25LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA153.md): Piper PA-30 · Anderson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2025 · N8339Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ overcorrection during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inability to correct the pilot’s actions because due to brakes only being installed on the…
- [NTSB ERA25LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA152.md): Maule M7 · Birdsboro, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2025 · N4224L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land with a quartering tailwind in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA117.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2025 · N171M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN25LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA131.md): Cessna P206 · Frankston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2025 · N4672F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN25LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA122.md): Cessna 208B · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 14, 2025 · N9471B · Substantial damage
  > On March 14, 2025, about 0738 central daylight time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N9471B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane…
- [NTSB CEN25LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA120.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2025 · N93TJ · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the flight crew to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA118.md): Just Superstol · Paonia, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2025 · N45TW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA112.md): Cessna 172L · Romeo, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2025 · N7550G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft, wet grass.
- [NTSB ERA25LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA136.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · North Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2025 · N744SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to land in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA140.md): Cessna 120 · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2025 · N3080N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA106.md): Aviat A-1 · Heber City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 27, 2025 · N345HU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank.
- [NTSB ERA25LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA139.md): Cessna 170B · Gainesville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2025 · N2480D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR25LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA104.md): Cessna 180A · Waterville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2025 · N7792A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA098.md): Cessna 172 · Oxnard, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 18, 2025 · N3901L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA25LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA133.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2025 · N373AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA092.md): Cessna 140 · Llano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 6, 2025 · N73081 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, that resulted in a ground loop, and a susbquent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA108.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Ravenswood, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2025 · N74608 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distraction during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR25LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA083.md): Charles E Spencer CCK-1865 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 24, 2025 · N730CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA069.md): Cirrus Design SF50 · Spearfish, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 4, 2025 · N603AP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to land on the centerline of the snow-covered runway at night, which resulted in the left wing impacting a snowbank, a subsequent loss of directional control, and runway excursion.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?page=8

## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '230' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?page=7

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