# Final NTSB investigations: Landing area undershoot

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 WPR26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA286.md): Interstate S-1A · Blackfoot, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2026 · N37248 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the landing approach, which resulted in a touchdown prior to the runway threshold, impact of the main landing gear with the pavement edge.
- [NTSB ERA26LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA259.md): Maule M-5-235C · Hickman, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2026 · N9103E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a runway undershoot.
- [NTSB ERA25LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA363.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2025 · N47630 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper glidepath during a night visual approach, which resulted in a collision with the runway lighting system. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s momentary disorientation due to glare from the runway approach lighting…
- [NTSB CEN25LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA406.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Beaman, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 26, 2025 · N393KW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during landing which resulted in a landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA25LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA224.md): Shoemaker Ronald R Pazmany PL-2 · Reading, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2025 · N289RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate, resulting in a hard landing short of the runway and collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA25LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA162.md): Ruys Nicholas G RV-8 · Bennettsville, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2025 · N8EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA136.md): Cessna 175A · Lakeview, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2025 · N8000T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA25LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA128.md): Beech A36 · Alton Bay, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2025 · N321TB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach, which resulted in in the airplane contacting a snowbank short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA25LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA111.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · New Lexington, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2025 · N406SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s flight into previously forecasted freezing rain, which resulted in ice accretion, reduced forward visibility, and a subsequent landing undershoot.
- [NTSB ERA25LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA118.md): Cessna 172 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2025 · N1159K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path and the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB ANC25LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA012.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 25, 2024 · N3802Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper airspeed management which resulted in a bounced landing and insufficient airspeed to perform a go around procedure.
- [NTSB WPR25LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA066.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 20, 2024 · N29247 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain short of the runway threshold.
- [NTSB WPR25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA015.md): Glasflugel Standard Libelle · Moriarty, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 11, 2024 · N41FL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath, which resulted in the glider landing on rough terrain short of the runway.
- [NTSB WPR24LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA212.md): Piper PA31 · Lemoore, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2024 · C-GJBG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper in-flight decision making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent emergency landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA178.md): Cessna 172 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2024 · N8337X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing engine power during a prolonged descent while operating in environmental conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor…
- [NTSB ERA24LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA168.md): Cessna 208 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2024 · N90JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN24LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA141.md): Cozy Mark IV · Gonzales, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N20MN · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the crankshaft idler gear hardware according to the engine manufacturer’s service instructions, which resulted in separation of the crankshaft idler gear’s fasteners and disengagement of the camshaft,…
- [NTSB CEN24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA097.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kenosha, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2024 · N8350M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA011.md): Cessna 172P · Kahului, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2023 · N53725 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in the inability to maintain altitude in the traffic pattern. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the…
- [NTSB ERA23LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA348.md): Cessna 150 · Pink Hill, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2023 · N8474J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for prevailing wind conditions during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA300.md): Piper PA46 · Vineyard Haven, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2023 · N444RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation due to a sudden in-flight cardiac event, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA266.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2023 · N4008Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice that resulted from the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat during the landing approach.
- [NTSB ERA23LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA291.md): Volato 400 · Dublin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2023 · PR-ZVL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a runway undershoot and a hard landing, which substantially damaged the airplane’s firewall.
- [NTSB ANC23LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA027.md): Cessna 182R · Minto, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2023 · N6266E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ANC23LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA021.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2023 · N44782 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach glide path, which resulted in a hard landing, short of his anticipated touchdown point.
- [NTSB WPR23LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA074.md): Royse Ralph L Glasair · Cottonwood, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 17, 2022 · N9YA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s fuel mismanagement which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA23LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA074.md): Textron 172 · Newnan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 22, 2022 · N407MD · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine failure and low approach, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.
- [NTSB ANC22LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA057.md): Taylorcraft F19 · Lake Louise, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2022 · N3980T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip.
- [NTSB WPR22LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA207.md): Cessna 175 · Blackfoot, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 7, 2022 · N7303M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach which, resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB WPR22FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA197.md): Cessna 208B · Oceanside, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 3, 2022 · N7581F · Substantial damage
  > The right-seated pilot’s failure to correct the left-seated pilot’s mismanagement of the engine thrust, which resulted in undesired speed and thrust oscillations during the final approach and a subsequent descent into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA176.md): Cessna 177RG · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N123LS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering on final approach which resulted in a high sink rate and subsequent collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ANC22LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA026.md): Cessna 152 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2022 · N915AA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the student pilot which resulted in an impact with terrain and a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA145.md): Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Abingdon, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2022 · N29VA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misalignment of the helicopter skids while landing on a dolly at night, which resulted in the skids becoming entangled with the dolly and a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue as a result of the time the accident…
- [NTSB ANC22LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA019.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Deadhorse, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 21, 2022 · N413JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in flat light conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA101.md): Beech B19 · Lebanon, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 4, 2022 · N24605 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the certified flight instructor to attain the proper glidepath which resulted in a collision with a fence and terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA035.md): Piper PA46 · Immokalee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 26, 2021 · N305JD · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN21LA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA469.md): Meuer SA900 V-STAR · Kokomo, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2021 · N675MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate speed and altitude during final approach, which resulted in an off field landing short of the runway and a subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ERA21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA240.md): Cessna 120 · Warwick, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2021 · N1899N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA21LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA210.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Friendly, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2021 · N32592 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point on landing, which resulted in a collision with the runway lip.
- [NTSB ANC21LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA027.md): Beech A36 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2021 · N1820L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misidentification of the airport’s active runway, which resulted in an off runway landing and a collision with a snow berm. Contributing to the accident was the runway’s lack of identifying markings.
- [NTSB CEN21LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA189.md): Beech P35 · Poplar Grove, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2021 · N436T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's distraction and his failure to maintain a proper glidepath on the approach, which resulted in him landing short of the runway and impacting a snowbank.
- [NTSB WPR21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA053.md): Air Creation Buggy · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2020 · N2764N · Substantial damage
  > The non-rated pilot’s unstable approach and failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA033.md): Schleicher ASK21 · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2020 · N684KS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper application of the airbrakes during final approach, which resulted in a landing area undershoot and subsequent hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ANC20LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA099.md): Cessna 170B · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2020 · N4380B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while flying in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC20LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA060.md): Cessna 180 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2020 · N3186D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while flying in conditions conducive carburetor to icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA20CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA210.md): Great Lakes 2T 1A · St. Mary's, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2020 · N863K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper glide path during final approach which resulted in a collision with airport equipment short of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN20CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA195.md): Cessna 172 · Houma, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2020 · N365CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a ground obstacle during landing.
- [NTSB ANC20CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA029.md): Champion 7GCAA · Sterling, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Mar 3, 2020 · N9632S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting an area of deep snow. A factor associated with the accident was flat light conditions.
- [NTSB ERA20CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA106.md): Aerospatiale AS350 · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2020 · N188FS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadvertent throttle reduction below idle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain following a power-off autorotation.
- [NTSB CEN20LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA092.md): Cessna 150 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2020 · N714ER · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '370' 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/370/sequence?status=final

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