# NTSB investigations, 2016: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB GAA17CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA105.md): Piper PA 46 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2016 · N301BK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the aborted landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA100.md): Cessna 150 · Warren, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2016 · N7961F · Substantial damage
  > The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB DCA17WA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA044.md): Boeing 727 · Puerto Carreno, Colombia · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 20, 2016 · HK4544 · Destroyed
  > The Accident Investigation Group (AIG) of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 727 airplane that occurred on December 20, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AIG of Colombia's investigation…
- [NTSB CEN17LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA059.md): Cessna 210 · Longville, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2016 · N80RB · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight encounter with wind shear and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA109.md): Piper PA28R · Kewanee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2016 · N55484 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach to land.
- [NTSB GAA17CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA096.md): Piper PA28 · Madisonville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2016 · N7646W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR17LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA037.md): Beech A23 24 · Anacortes, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2016 · N7998L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and separation of the left main landing gear.
- [NTSB DCA17WA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA045.md): Boeing 737 · Darwin, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 6, 2016 · VH-VUI · Minor damage
  > The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on December 06, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB's investigation under the…
- [NTSB GAA17CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA091.md): Cessna 170 · Martinsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 5, 2016 · N9002A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN17LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA047.md): Cessna Citation 500 · Gunnison, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 2016 · N332SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized approach and his inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was properly serviced with fuel before departing on the…
- [NTSB WPR17LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA030.md): Aero Commander 690 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2016 · N9175N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the runway excursion onto the rock-covered runway safety area.
- [NTSB GAA17CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA084.md): American Legend AL3 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2016 · N155WB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA085.md): Hundley Michael J Vans RV8 · Roopville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2016 · N880KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s overcorrection with the right rudder during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA078.md): Lancair LC41 550FG · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2016 · N169WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA17LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA053.md): Broussard Broussard MH 1521 · Simpsonville, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2016 · N315XC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat left main landing gear tire.
- [NTSB GAA17CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA080.md): Cessna 172 · Woodbine, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2016 · N5249R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA071.md): Cessna 120 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2016 · N120MD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN17WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA040.md): Bombardier BD 100-1A10 · Albrook, Panama · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 14, 2016 · N303CZ · Minor damage
  > On November 14, 2016, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Bombardier BD-100-1A10, N303CZ, experienced a runway excursion while landing at Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (MPMG), Panama City, Panama. The airplane was registered to Delaware…
- [NTSB GAA17CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA066.md): Luscombe 8 · Conway, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 12, 2016 · N2604K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA17CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA073.md): Carter Richard L Buddy Baby Lakes · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 10, 2016 · N1028Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA056.md): Beech 76 · Davis, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2016 · N6703L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a simulated left engine failure during takeoff. Also causal to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain directional control and reduce the right engine mixture…
- [NTSB GAA17CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA059.md): Haring Clay RV6 · Eureka, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 4, 2016 · N207HW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA17CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA047.md): Hawker Beechcraft G58 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2016 · N525 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed during final approach and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA055.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · Bristow, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 31, 2016 · N781MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during a landing attempt at night, which resulted in a delayed go-around procedure and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB ERA17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA033.md): Cessna TR182 · Watertown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2016 · N4657S · Substantial damage
  > A collapse of the main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN17LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA029.md): Beech 100 · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2016 · N411HA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, his decision to take off knowing the airplane was over its gross takeoff weight, and his failure to abort the takeoff after he realized that the airplane was not accelerating as expected, which resulted in a runway…
- [NTSB DCA17MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17MA022.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2016 · N370FE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) due to fatigue cracking that initiated at a corrosion pit. The pit formed in the absence of a required protective cadmium coating the cause of which could not be determined from available evidence. Contributing…
- [NTSB WPR17WA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17WA095.md): Cessna 500 · Banswara, India · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 27, 2016 · VH-KMB · Minor damage
  > On October 27, 2016, at 0745 universal coordinated time (1315 local time), a Cessna 500 SII Citation, VT-KMB, sustained minor damage following a runway excursion in Banswara, India. The airplane was operated under the pertinent regulations of the Government…
- [NTSB DCA17IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17IA020.md): Boeing 737 7L9 · New York, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2016 · N278EA · Minor damage
  > The first officer's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the flight crew's failure to call for a go-around, which resulted in the airplane landing more than halfway down the runway. Contributing to the incident were, the first officer's initiation…
- [NTSB GAA17CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA049.md): Aviat A-1C · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2016 · N331MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA046.md): Cirrus SR22 · Kirksville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2016 · N528HB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper compensation for changing wind during the landing flare, which resulted in an off-centered landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA044.md): Beech D18S · Deming, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2016 · N644B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA043.md): Aeronca 11AC · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2016 · N9410E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA050.md): Cessna 305 · Llano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2016 · N5075S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in cross wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN17LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA022.md): Cessna T210L · Pflugerville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2016 · N210LC · Substantial damage
  > Landing gear collapse upon landing due to a hydraulic leak that led to insufficient pressure to fully extend and lock the gear in a down position.
- [NTSB GAA17CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA042.md): Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2016 · N46953 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA037.md): Piper PA24 · Wagoner, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2016 · N8277P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA024.md): Cessna 182 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2016 · N5446N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA038.md): Luscombe 8 · Wilmington, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2016 · N1750K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA051.md): Cessna 152 · Chickaloon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2016 · N488E · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delay in aborting the takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA014.md): Cessna 525 · Pawtucket, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2016 · N518AR · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed and obtain an appropriate touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA17CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA021.md): Luscombe 8 · Huntingburg, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2016 · N39083 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed crosswind correction during the landing roll with a gusting left crosswind, which resulted in the airplane weathervaning and nosing over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA018.md): Cessna 172 · Argyle, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2016 · N3943F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a stable descent rate and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA016.md): Robinson Stewart J Bearhawk · Calhan, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2016 · N507SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA013.md): Cessna A185 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2016 · N4924E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to recognize the tailwind condition and maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA015.md): Stinson 108 · Rifle, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2016 · N4210C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA014.md): Cessna 172 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2016 · N602ND · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA023.md): North American Navion · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2016 · N8895H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA011.md): Fuller Neil H Glasair SH 2 · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2016 · N724NF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA052.md): Chaudoin George S RV 10 · Portsmouth, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2016 · N710GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to go around after recognizing that the airplane was high and fast, which resulted in a long landing on a wet runway and a runway excursion.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?year=2016&page=2

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2016
  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?year=2016

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