# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300: Runway excursion

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA22LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA366.md): Piper PA-32RT · Wilmington, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2022 · N4321M · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA21LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA153.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Brevard, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2021 · N94GF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, overstress fracture of components of the left main landing gear, and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA520.md): Piper PA32RT · Mackinac Island, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2019 · N31934 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway light.
- [NTSB ERA11CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA445.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2011 · N30731 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue the approach and landing at a high airspeed, which resulted in an improper touchdown point and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR10CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA346.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Yellow Pine, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2010 · N2185K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the wet condition of the grass runway.

## 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103215')
    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" = '300' 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/300/sequence?model=7103215

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