# NTSB investigations, ME: 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 ERA25LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA304.md): Cessna 140 · Rangeley, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2025 · N89351 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ERA25LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA221.md): Cessna 170 · Oxford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2025 · N2607V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA021.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Sanford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 17, 2024 · N109CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA19CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA425.md): Aeros Skyranger · Brownville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2019 · N75561 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control while attempting a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees.
- [NTSB GAA19CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA350.md): Piper PA28 · Nowdoinham, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2019 · N7227F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed decision to abort the takeoff from a wet, grass runway with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun and the airplane going down an embankment.
- [NTSB GAA19CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA214.md): Cessna 180 · Limington, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2019 · N4796B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touchdown, which resulted in runway excursion onto snow.
- [NTSB GAA18CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA105.md): Golden Circle Air T Bird II · Wiscassett, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 17, 2017 · N5619Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB GAA16CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA191.md): Beech C23 · Frenchville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2016 · N2397E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a runway contaminated with ice and snow, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with a snowbank.
- [NTSB ERA13CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA216.md): Cessna 180 · Bethel, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2013 · N180VW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA499.md): Aeronca 7CCM · Norridgewock, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2012 · N83129 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA485.md): Bayliss Milton A III X-AIR · Houlton, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2012 · N8076E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [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 ERA10CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA381.md): Cessna 172N · Stonington, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2010 · N6410F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA068.md): Cessna C185F · Auburn, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2009 · N95JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB ERA09CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA309.md): Cessna 172A · Glenburn, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2009 · N6843X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during landing.
- [NTSB ERA09CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA010.md): Cessna 172 · Naples, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2008 · N20921 · Substantial damage
  > The 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 NYC08CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA316.md): Piper PA28-140 · Carrabassett, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2008 · N2318T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB MIA08CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA037.md): Cessna 170A · Ellsworth, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 6, 2008 · N5407C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ME' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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?state=ME

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