NTSB investigations
3,662 cases where the sequence of events included 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 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"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 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
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 GAA17CA515Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Winnemucca, NVThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted aborted landing.NTSB ERA17LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKerr Gerald Velocity SUV · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's misjudgment of the airplane’s speed and the distance remaining during landing and his improper decision to not abort the landing.NTSB GAA17CA512Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A 1 · Cody, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA558Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 14 19 · Redding, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA507Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11 100 · Hillsboro, ORThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA17CA508Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · North Platte, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA500Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C23 · Rexburg, IDThe pilot's delayed decision to land the airplane with insufficient runway remaining after realizing the airplane wasn't climbing.NTSB GAA17CA499Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Rochelle, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.NTSB GAA17CA498Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Perryville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Guntersville, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 402A · Shaw, MSThe pilot’s decision to attempt takeoff at high gross weight, in high density altitude conditions, and with insufficient runway length. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.NTSB CEN17LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Booneville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA497Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Loman, IDThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA17LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith AEROSTAR601 · Marietta, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.NTSB GAA17CA493Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoyd Bruce RV4 · Yerington, NVThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounded landing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB ANC17LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThrush S2R · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's improper landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, which allowed an excessive load on the tailwheel and resulted in the subsequent component fracture, loss of control, runway excursion, and impact with terrain.NTSB GAA17CA487Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA17CA486Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna L19 · Nashville, TNThe pilot’s improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN17LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American SNJ-4 · Ashland, OHThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA17LA324Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195 · Newman, GAThe improper rigging of the tailwheel assembly, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane despite knowing it required excessive right rudder inputs for it to move…NTSB GAA17CA483Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell International 114 · Cairo, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing and a runway overrun.NTSB GAA17CA471Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ACA · Nampa, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s use of excessive braking, which led to a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA490Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 208 · Mulino, ORThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB GAA17CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Kearney, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN17LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Denver, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB GAA17CA462Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Butler, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Joseph, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA17CA460Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305 · Eagle Lake, TXThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in variable wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA480Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportThomas J Hankamp VAN'S Aircraft RV4 · Poughkeepsie, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA17CA459Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell International S 2R · McRae, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.NTSB CEN17WA291Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 402 · British Virgin Islands, British Virgin IslandsOn July 27, 2017, a Cessna 402C airplane, N618CA, exited the prepared surface during an aborted takeoff at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands. The pilots and occupants were not injured and the airplane was not damaged.The…NTSB WPR17LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLake LA 4 · Byron, CAThe pilot’s failure to activate the hydraulic system during the approach, and his failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with an inoperative…NTSB DCA17WA156Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Bucharest, RomaniaThe Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Center (CASIAC) of Romania has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on July 25, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the…NTSB CEN17LA282Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech G35 · Wichita Falls, TXThe flight's encounter with adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control upon landing due to standing water and a subsequent runway overrun.NTSB GAA17CA441Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18S · Sterling, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA430Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Whaleyville, VAThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR17LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Arbuckle, CAThe pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff and his failure to properly conduct a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB GAA17CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRadford Darrel F Christen Eagle II · Atchison, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGilbert Thomas Jeffrey Lancair 235 · Denison, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA17CA428Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper L 21B · Cartersville, GAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent excessive brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA17LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKubassek David Zenith 601 · Aiken, SCThe failure of the nose landing gear’s (NLG) lower bearing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing, a runway excursion, and the NLG collapsing.NTSB DCA17WA157Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737-86J · Belfast, United KingdomThe United Kingdom AAIB has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-86J airplane that occurred on July 21, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the United Kingdom's investigation under the provisions of ICAO…NTSB CEN17LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Lee's Summit, MOThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to the failure of the right brake seal.NTSB ERA17LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11BC · Gilbert, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA17CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Factoryville, PAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB GAA17CA424Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalerno Kenneth G JR Kitfox Series 7 · Owyhee, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a rough, dirt airstrip.NTSB GAA17CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 · Lone Rock, WIThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion during the aborted landing. Contributing to the improper landing flare was the student’s distraction by a deer…NTSB GAA17CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Leavenworth, KSThe pilot’s inadvertent toe brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.NTSB GAA17CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 · Franklin, VAA collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Marion, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.