# 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 CEN11FA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA597.md): Nichols Lancair 235 · Heath, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2011 · N777BN · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with the accident airplane type before the accident flight, which resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA11CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA471.md): Payne/Foster Glasair · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2011 · N250CH · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism to remain engaged while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA402.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Emmett, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2011 · N4376Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA406.md): Cessna A185F · Polson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2011 · N61609 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC11LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA084.md): Grumman G-44 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2011 · N139F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing due to a rock lodged in the main landing gear wheel brake, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR11CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA446.md): Cessna 182A · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2011 · N3723D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA478.md): Cano Dave Avid Flyer Mkiv · Smithville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2011 · N52CH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll due to his distraction by an open door.
- [NTSB ERA11CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA477.md): Pitts Special · Bessemer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2011 · N2997G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR11CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA396.md): Aviat A-1C-200 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2011 · N53WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA466.md): Piper PA46 · Manasses, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2011 · N133SR · Substantial damage
  > An 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…
- [NTSB CEN11LA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA596.md): Suminski Walter M Jabiru SP · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2011 · N284E · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the right main wheel during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN11LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA574.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Perryton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2011 · N46TB · Substantial damage
  > The explosion and subsequent fire in the airplane for undetermined reasons because an examination of the burned airplane could not identify any preaccident anomolies.
- [NTSB CEN11LA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA579.md): Cessna 180 · Stillwater, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2011 · N3316D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's on-ground loss of control during the landing roll upon encountering a sudden wind shift and gust.
- [NTSB CEN11CA631](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA631.md): Cessna A188 · Ord, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2011 · N9742V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN11CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA576.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Stanberry, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2011 · N42860 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC11CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA076.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Coldfoot, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2011 · N1258C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent application of the right brake pedal during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN11CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA564.md): Beech 35-C33 · Rockwall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2011 · N12CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while landing with a tailwind due to his misinterpretation of the wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR11LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA389.md): Glasair Sportsman · Pinedale, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2011 · N117CE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA11CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA442.md): Didier Siffer Arion Lightning · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2011 · N723AD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a strong quartering crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN11CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA570.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2011 · N8764S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR11LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA371.md): Carpenter Kolb Twinstar III · Republic, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2011 · N3135J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11LA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA542.md): T&T Falcon LS · Lee's Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2011 · N785TT · Substantial damage
  > A binding condition in the left rudder cable which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA358.md): Mcdonald Lynn B Avid Flyer Mark IV · Yamhill, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2011 · N30456 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout due to an unlocked tail wheel that was caused by a degradation of the tailwheel assembly mounting angle.
- [NTSB WPR11CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA355.md): Cessna 170A · Mulino, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2011 · N9741A · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's inadequate oversight of his student, and delayed recovery efforts following the student's loss of directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB WPR11CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA345.md): Stinson 108-1 · Moses Lake, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2011 · N8318K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA11CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA410.md): Sky International A-1C-180 · Fryeburg, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2011 · N52LK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN11CA521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA521.md): Mills GS-2 · Jamestown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2011 · N343A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN11CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA485.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2011 · N731JD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA11CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA407.md): Cessna 180J · Schlater, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 15, 2011 · N9996N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR11CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA328.md): Taylorcraft F-22 · Payson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2011 · N191TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a wrong runway to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings.
- [NTSB ANC11CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA063.md): Piper PA-12 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N2318M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA312.md): Cessna 150G · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2011 · N2878S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.
- [NTSB ERA11CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA385.md): Cessna 172P · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2011 · N65659 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA310.md): Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Whitefish, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2011 · N40WP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in a tailwheel equipped airplane.
- [NTSB WPR11CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA314.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2011 · N47869 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CEN11CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA462.md): Mooney M20S · Washington Island, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2011 · N2234X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his delayed remedial action to abort the landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA447.md): Arion Lightning LS-1 · Garden City, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2011 · N125GD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA375.md): Temco GC-1B · Sparta, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2011 · N106S · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the right rudder control cable by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN11CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA450.md): American Champion 7GCBC · Sugar Land, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2011 · N79RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA440.md): Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Stonewall, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2011 · N533BG · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during an off-field landing in gusting wind.
- [NTSB WPR11CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA301.md): Cessna A185F · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2011 · N80293 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to take off with a gusty quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC11CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA056.md): Hughes 500D · Ambler, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2011 · C-GLHQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misalignment of the helicopter on the landing structure.
- [NTSB WPR11CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA293.md): Aviat A-1B · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2011 · N101HY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.
- [NTSB CEN11LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA419.md): VanDenburg Pietenpol Air Camper · Gwinn, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2011 · N16DV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA423.md): Hendricks George David JR RV8 · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2011 · N678VR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA281.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Havre, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2011 · N57736 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR11LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA280.md): Inhofe/ Davis Vans RV-8 · Sheridan, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2011 · N4546Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR11CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA264.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N334DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during taxi, resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA356.md): Cessna A185F · Trinca, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N714TX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB CEN11CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA408.md): Cessna TU206G · Truth or Consequences, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N735JY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to control the airplane on take off.

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## 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=74

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