# NTSB investigations: Wrong surface or wrong airport

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 DCA14IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14IA016.md): Boeing 747 - 409LCF · Wichita, KS · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2013 · N780BA · No damage
  > the flight crew's failure to properly identify the airport and runway of intended landing. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's failure to follow company procedures for crosschecking navigational information and visual cues to verify the airport…
- [NTSB ANC11LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA008.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Platinum, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2011 · N9304K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misidentification of the airport's active runway, resulting in an off-runway landing and collision with a ditch/berm.
- [NTSB WPR10CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA035.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Angwin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 30, 2009 · N1721T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly identify the runway surface for takeoff and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff when he realized he was not on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to select the appropriate radio frequency…
- [NTSB OPS10IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA001.md): Boeing 767 · Atlanta Hartsfield Intl. Apt. (KATL), GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2009 · N185DN · No damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to identify the correct landing surface due to fatigue. Contributing to the cause of the incident were (1) the flight crew’s decision to accept a late runway change, (2) the unavailability of the approach light system and the…
- [NTSB CEN09CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA422.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Hibbing, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2009 · N88FN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot mistakenly using a closed taxiway for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane striking a construction barricade.
- [NTSB CEN09TA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09TA399.md): Cessna 182 · Cookson, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 20, 2009 · N60HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the building while taxiing on a road.
- [NTSB WPR09CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA274.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Grangeville, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2009 · N25353 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.
- [NTSB ANC08CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA048.md): Cessna 172 · Anchorge, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2008 · N7886G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a road sign while taxiing from landing.

## 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" = '284' 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/284/sequence?page=2

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