NTSB investigations
801 cases where the defining event was Runway excursion.
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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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '300') ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '300') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run 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 ERA09CA402Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T337 · Pittsburgh, PAThe pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during landing.NTSB ANC09CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech G18S · Yakutat, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and main landing gear collapse.NTSB WPR09CA332Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182M · Wilson Bar, IDThe pilot’s misjudged approach that led to a long landing and his failure to execute a go-around when he realized that he overshot his intended point of landing.NTSB ANC09CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Homer, AKThe pilot's excessive airspeed during approach to compensate for turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and runway overrun.NTSB ERA09CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper L-21B · Big Beaver, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind.NTSB WPR09CA300Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6A · Olympia, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust and failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB ERA09CA365Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172H · Lovingston, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA09LA339Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPilatus PC-12/47 · Bridgeport, CTThe flight crew's misjudgment of speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun of the wet runway.NTSB CEN09CA323Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Mendota, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his failure to perform an aborted takeoff.NTSB ERA09CA309Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172A · Glenburn, METhe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during landing.NTSB ERA09CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Tunkhannock, PAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing with a tailwind.NTSB CEN09CA316Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Charleston, MOThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff resulting in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA09CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Great Barrington, MAThe pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind.NTSB ERA09LA258Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Pinehurst, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC09LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-14 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the pilot's seat sliding back during takeoff as a result of maintenance personnel's incorrect installation of the seat's forward track stop.NTSB ERA09LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Pittstown, NJThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.NTSB ANC09LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Buckland, AKThe pilot's failure to abort the landing while landing on a snow/ice-covered runway.NTSB WPR09CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Fallbrook, CAThe pilot's improper use of the brakes and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing rollout.NTSB ERA09CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182S · Westminster, MDThe pilot's failure to stop the airplane within the available runway after touchdown.NTSB CEN09CA158Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Cottonwood Falls, KSThe decision of the pilot to attempt operations outside the forward center of gravity limit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an inadequate runway for the conditions.NTSB ERA09CA112Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMichael Muratore Vans · Bayport, NYThe pilot's failure to stop the airplane within the available runway after touchdown. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the flap system as reported by the pilot and the damp grass.NTSB CEN09CA102Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Batesville, ARThe pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind which resulted in the overrun landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the culvert and the tailwind.NTSB ERA09LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDassault/Sud FAN JET · Jamestown, NYThe inability to stop the airplane on the remaining runway because of icy runway conditions. A factor was the failure of the drag chute to properly deploy.NTSB DCA09MA021Accident · Serious injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737-524 · Denver, COThe captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain’s training and…NTSB WPR09CA045Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Kona, HIThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the delayed remedial action by the check pilot, the crosswind condition, and the rough uneven…NTSB ERA09CA063Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Bedford, MAThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for winds during landing.NTSB ANC09CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Girdwood, AKThe pilot's decision to attempt to take off on a snow-covered runway. Contributing to the accident was the snow-covered runway.NTSB CEN09CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHemp Timothy Legacy 200 · Socorro, NMFailure of the pilot to land with sufficient runway to stop the airplane on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's speed on final approach.NTSB ERA09CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Bridgeport, CTThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing and while suffering symptoms of vertigo.NTSB CEN09CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Lufkin, TXThe student pilot's improper decision to takeoff with a known brake problem. Contributing to the accident were the malfunctioning brake and the rough terrain in the excursion area.NTSB ERA09CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Naples, METhe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the wet condition of the grass runway.NTSB NYC08LA323Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A200 · Bridgewater, VAThe pilot's decision to land with a tailwind on a short, wet runway, resulting in landing long and runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s lack of standard operating procedures for test flights.NTSB DCA08MA098Accident · 4 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportLearjet LR60 · Columbia, SCThe operator’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane’s tires, which resulted in multiple tire failures during takeoff roll due to severe underinflation, and the captain’s execution of a rejected takeoff (RTO) after V1, which was inconsistent with her…NTSB CHI08CA291Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Wadsworth, OHThe pilot's excessive airspeed during the approach and landing and failure to perform a go-around. Contributing to the accident were the barricade and the down-sloping terrain at the end of the runway.NTSB NYC08CA312Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Warwick, NYThe pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing.NTSB MIA08CA182Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172K · Tunkhannock, PAThe pilot's improper airspeed while landing.NTSB SEA08CA189Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeros Venture · Maricopa, AZThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing and subsequent takeoff attempt, and his misjudging of the required takeoff distance. The soft terrain was a factor.NTSB CHI08CA206Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Lowell, MIThe inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the short field takeoff procedure not followed by the pilot. An additional cause was the delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. A contributing factor was the trees.NTSB CHI08LA197Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Sparta, WIThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overgross weight condition.NTSB SEA08LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik SportStar · Arlington, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll in gusty conditions.NTSB CHI08LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTraxler John N Kitfox · Hartford, CTThe pilot's failure to compensate for crosswinds resulting in a loss of directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience and training in tailwheeled airplanes.NTSB ANC08LA075Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and liftoff, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground.NTSB DEN08LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172K · Goldsby, OKThe pilot's delay in initiating rejected takeoff procedures, resulting in the airplane going off the end of the runway and nosing over.NTSB CHI08LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Norfolk, VAThe failure of the left main landing gear tire for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA08CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB LAX08FA117Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 510 · Carlsbad, CAThe pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, resulting in an overshoot of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the Autopilot Preflight Test Fail checklist and his distraction with a flickering primary flight display…NTSB LAX08CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Grand Canyon, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and a crosswind.NTSB NYC08LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 112TCA · West Chester, PAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the pitch trim was properly set for takeoff.NTSB ANC08CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Takotna, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.NTSB SEA08LA082Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaytheon 1900D · Kayenta, AZThe flight crew's failure to execute a missed approach, which resulted in a runway excursion after landing. Contributing to the accident were the inoperative lights, weather conditions below published approach minimums, and the slush contaminated runway.