NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181
33 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-181, where the sequence of events included 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
| 2008 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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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.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102807', '7102832')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND 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"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.
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.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102807', '7102832')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND 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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA25LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Inverness Highlands South, FLThe pilot’s inadequate monitoring of the airplane during taxi which resulted in collision with a sign.NTSB GAA24WA228Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-28-181 · Beccles, United KingdomNTSB CEN23LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Kansas City, MOThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR23LA164Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA23LA155Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sanford, NCA loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.NTSB WPR23LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · San Manual, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which, resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN23LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesquite, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a touch and go landing.NTSB CEN22LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Washington, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN21LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Schaumburg, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff with a left quartering crosswind that shifted to a tailwind.NTSB WPR20CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.NTSB WPR20CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.NTSB GAA19CA212Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during landing and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA18CA579Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Porterville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA516Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Point Lookout, MOThe student pilot's inadvertent left brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.NTSB GAA18CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA487Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN17LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Denver, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB GAA16CA427Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Hamburg, NYThe pilot's failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a landing area overshoot, a runway overrun, a landing gear collapse, and a collision with a guard rail.NTSB GAA16CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Crystal River, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the improper flap retraction procedure employed by the pilot during takeoff.NTSB CEN14LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Yuma, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control after the airplane encountered a wind gust during takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot inadvertently using a runway that resulted in a gusty tailwind condition.NTSB CEN12CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sheboygan, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR12CA083Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Santa Barbara, CAThe pilot did not maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR12LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because impact damage precluded determination of the preaccident functionality of the braking and steering systems.NTSB ERA11CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Millbrook, NYThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the pilot’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR11CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Minden, NVThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ERA10CA473Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Montauk, NYThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.NTSB ERA10CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RIThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.NTSB ERA10CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Great Barrington, MAThe pilot's improper approach, failure to perform a go-around, and failure to maintain directional control while braking after a long landing.NTSB WPR10LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Apple Valley, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and the check airman’s delayed remedial response.NTSB WPR09CA410Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Glendale, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR09CA406Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB LAX08CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Bremerton, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the control interference on the rudder pedals created by the pilot's footwear.NTSB LAX08CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition.