# NTSB investigations, WA: Landing area overshoot

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 WPR26LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA272.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2026 · N76GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distracted attention on approach to landing on their failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his inability to stop the landing roll on the grass runway.,
- [NTSB WPR25FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA294.md): Cessna 172F · Battle Ground, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Sep 26, 2025 · N8219U · Destroyed
  > On September 26, 2025, about 1306, Pacific daylight time a Cessna 172F, N8219U, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Battle Ground, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB WPR24LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA166.md): Thomas J Spencer RV-10 · Snohomish, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2024 · N90VT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing with a tailwind which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA18CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA384.md): Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 · Chelan, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2018 · N1266C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA18CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA280.md): Cessna 172 · Nooksack, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2018 · N4144L · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper approach in tailwind conditions, which resulted in long landing and subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA18CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA042.md): Stinson SR 5E · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 11, 2017 · N141WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land on a closed alternate grass landing area.
- [NTSB WPR17LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA169.md): Cessna 172A · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2017 · N7243T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long, and his delayed decision to go around with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in collision with an airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB GAA16CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA382.md): Gonzalez Manuel A RV 7 · Langley, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2016 · N228MG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in, landing long, a runway overrun, and impact with a berm and nose over.
- [NTSB WPR15CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA214.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Laurier, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 15, 2015 · C-GDYN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate decision to continue the approach, which resulted in a long landing and insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway.
- [NTSB WPR14CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA378.md): Piper PA 18A 150 · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2014 · N7860D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged approach which resulted in overshooting the landing point and insufficient remaining landing surface.
- [NTSB WPR11FA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA407.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Fall City, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2011 · N675DH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate approach planning and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR11CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA326.md): Maule M-7-235C · Tonasket, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2011 · N6YM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a landing overrun.
- [NTSB WPR11CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA022.md): Rotherwick Glasair III · Colville, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2010 · N471B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR11CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA007.md): Piper PA-12 · Valley, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2010 · N2971M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll after overshooting the intended touchdown point, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR10LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA235.md): Beech 35 · South Bend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2010 · N3174V · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR09CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA276.md): Cessna A185F · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2009 · N1015F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB WPR09CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA080.md): Tarantola RV6A · Onalaska, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2008 · N164LT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in the runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX08CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA225.md): Cessna 182J · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 9, 2008 · N300DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, which resulted in the airplane's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident were trees and the short runway.

## 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" = 'WA' 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" = '380' 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/380/sequence?state=WA

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