# NTSB investigations, WY: 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 WPR27LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA022.md): Honda HA-420 · Alpine, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Investigation open · Oct 21, 2026 · N751BP
- [NTSB WPR26LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA250.md): Aeronca 7AC · Buffalo, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2026 · N1097E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing.
- [NTSB WPR26LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA201.md): American AA1 · Cowley, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2026 · N6440L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA070.md): Roberts Jeff Super RV8 · Carter, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2024 · N854 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots encounter with a shifting winds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA108.md): Maule M-7-260C · Lander, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 7, 2023 · N4045R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA121.md): Tuttle Bruce C Jungster I · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2022 · N47BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA259.md): Cessna 180J · Lander, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2021 · N7802K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.
- [NTSB GAA19CA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA575.md): Piper J3C · Lander, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2019 · N33463 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in the right wing striking the ground, a runway excursion, impact with a fence, and a subsequent noseover.
- [NTSB GAA19CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA384.md): American AA5 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2019 · N387G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate and landing flare during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with objects.
- [NTSB GAA19CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA044.md): Stoddard Hamilton Glasair II · Laramie, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2018 · N505YR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper pitch attitude during landing at night, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
- [NTSB CEN18LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA052.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Riverton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 2017 · N550D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airport runway configuration, which led to his premature attempt to take off, and the airplane’s inoperative…
- [NTSB GAA17CA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA512.md): Aviat A 1 · Cody, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2017 · N335SB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA400.md): Ritter John I S D S C · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N599JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA141.md): Cessna 170 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2017 · N1421D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s incorrect compensation for the gusting crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA354.md): Cessna 188 · Saratoga, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2016 · N60691 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in substantial damage.
- [NTSB GAA15CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA291.md): Maule M 7-235C · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2015 · N4244L · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing which resulted in a loss directional control and ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA15CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA168.md): Cessna A188B · Saratoga, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2015 · N60691 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN15LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA250.md): Cessna T188C · Pine Bluffs, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2015 · N1965J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control to the right for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the right main landing gear wheel and brake drum.
- [NTSB GAA15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA007.md): Aviat A1 - B · Afton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2015 · C-FTAD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR15CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA057.md): Cessna P210 - N · Jeffrey, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 9, 2014 · N4881K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate approach and excessive airspeed, which resulted in a long landing, the subsequent runway overrun, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delay in aborting the landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA339.md): Piper PA 18 · Lysite, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2014 · N1765P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane was configured for takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR13CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA282.md): Cessna 170B · Rawlins, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2013 · N170CW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and a high density altitude, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR12CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA068.md): Beech J35 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2011 · N8281D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DCA11IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11IA015.md): Boeing 757-223 · Jackson Hole, WY · Incident · No injuries · Class 1 · Incident · Final report · Dec 29, 2010 · N668AA · No damage
  > a manufacturing defect in a clutch mechanism that prevented the speedbrakes from automatically deploying after touchdown, and the captain’s failure to monitor and extend the speedbrakes manually. Also causal was the failure of the thrust reversers to deploy…
- [NTSB WPR11IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11IA055.md): Israel Aircraft Industries Gulfstream 200 · Jackson, WY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2010 · N718QS · No damage
  > The flight crew's inability to stop the airplane during landing roll on a snow- and ice-contaminated runway. Contributing to the runway overrun were the deteriorating runway conditions.
- [NTSB WPR10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA358.md): Aviat A-1B · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2010 · N115XT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' 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=WY

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