NTSB investigations
3,664 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 ERA12LA586Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStewart Mw/Stewart JD Sonerai 2L · Titusville, FLThe pilot's failure to attain the proper landing approach speed and touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion after touchdown and collision with a ditch.NTSB CEN12LA649Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeechcraft A23-24 · Tell City, INThe pilot’s improper touchdown point during landing and the resultant runway excursion during the aborted landing.NTSB ERA12FA567Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 400 · Macon, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast on the wet runway with inadequate runway remaining to stop and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the landing overrun were the flight crewmembers’…NTSB WPR12LA422Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawker MK 11 SEA Fury · Reno, NVThe collapse of the right main landing gear due to failure of the landing gear rotary selector valve seal.NTSB WPR12CA404Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportKorrison Tom Sparrow Hawk · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyroplane during an aborted takeoff.NTSB CEN12CA612Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G36 · Decatur, TXThe pilot's delay in executing the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR12CA398Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLake John K MA-5 Charger · Eagle Mountain, UTThe airplane’s encounter with a large hole in the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA12CA547Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Tail Dragger · Elizabethtown, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in gusty wind conditions associated with approaching…NTSB CEN12CA627Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchneider John W PT-2A · Watkins, COThe pilot's loss of control during takeoff resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was an unexpected wind gust.NTSB WPR12LA391Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Toledo, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.NTSB WPR12CA390Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MXT-7-180A · Manzanita, ORThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR12CA389Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182L · Metaline Falls, WAThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA12FA540Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Falmouth, MAThe flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s poor control of the airplane during the approach.NTSB CEN12CA614Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna L-19E · Lancaster, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB CEN12CA596Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArvold Jordon R CH 750 · Colfax, WIThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusty crosswind.NTSB WPR12LA384Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182R · St. Johns, AZThe pilot’s delay in executing a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to establish the proper glidepath and airspeed on final approach and his improper use of flaps during the go-around.NTSB WPR12LA383Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Olympia, WAA loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the nose gear steering mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN12CA607Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American AT-6F · Council Bluffs, IAAn unlocking of the excessively worn tailwheel lock mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ANC12CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Healy, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in an aborted takeoff and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA12LA525Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ormond Beach, FLThe pilot's improper decision to take off again after a successful abort due to diminished airplane climb performance. Contributing to the accident was carburetor icing during the taxi, which resulted in the loss of engine performance.NTSB ERA12CA531Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Lyman, MSThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff as a result of his attempt to close an unsecured cockpit window.NTSB ERA12CA529Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108-2 · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA12CA558Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · Burlington, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN12CA574Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFantasy Air Sro Allegro 2000 · Centralia, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB CEN12CA564Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210N · Boulder, COThe pilot’s decision to continue the unstable approach, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.NTSB WPR12CA368Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · McMinnville, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA12CA516Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A23-19 · West Liberty, KYThe pilot's delayed decision to abort a takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN12LA642Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeropro CZ A240 · Greenfield, MOThe pilot's failure to attain a proper takeoff speed or pitch attitude during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane settling on the runway and impacting trees.NTSB CEN12LA565Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKolb MK-3 · Onondaga, MIThe noncertificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in landing on a runway of inadequate length and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR12CA372Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Mesa, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.NTSB ERA12CA520Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFleet Fleet 16B · Bayport, NYThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN12WA646Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech A60 · Hyères, FranceNTSB ANC12CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's decision to land on a short, wet, off-airport landing site, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC12CA090Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.NTSB WPR12CA360Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Coolin, IDThe pilot’s failure to attain a touchdown point sufficient to stop the airplane within the length of the runway.NTSB ERA12LA505Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Bay Minette, ALThe separation of the tailwheel linkage for reasons that could not be determined because the linkage was not located, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB WPR12CA354Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Napa, CAThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR12CA352Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Upland, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA12CA506Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Myerstown, PAThe student pilot's decision to continue the takeoff roll while trying to secure an open canopy and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to complete the pretakeoff checklist.NTSB CEN12CA537Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGage Midget Mustang MM-1 · Erie, COThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB CEN12LA531Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRistine Avid Mark IV · Poplar Grove, ILThe failure of the lower right side longeron tail-spring support area during landing due to excessive corrosion.NTSB ERA12CA499Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7CCM · Norridgewock, METhe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA12CA496Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Culpeper, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.NTSB CEN12CA526Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Leesville, LAThe student pilot's failure to properly re-configure the airplane for a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion when he decided to land on the remaining runway.NTSB CEN12LA516Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Grand Forks, NDThe loss of directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. The reason for the loss of directional control could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or anomalies that would have…NTSB CEN12LA515Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Houston, TXA damaged ignition harness, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA12CA490Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Winter Haven, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN12LA500Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Newellton, LAThe pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain during takeoff.NTSB CEN12CA510Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Oshkosh, WIThe flight instructor’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.NTSB WPR12CA336Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28-150 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's failure to attain and maintain an appropriate glide path, failure to perform a go-around, and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.