# NTSB investigations: Collision during takeoff/land

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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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CEN22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA307.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Frankston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2022 · N25RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed aborted takeoff that resulted in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA299.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Mount Pleasant, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 4, 2022 · N1403X · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath while on final approach in night visual conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB WPR22LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA233.md): GMK Ventures AL18 · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2022 · N17GK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing attempt, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the absence of an airspeed indicator due to an alternator failure.
- [NTSB ERA22LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA292.md): Luscombe 8 · New Market, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2022 · N77863 · Substantial damage
  > Impact with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a short, uphill turf airstrip.
- [NTSB CEN22LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA262.md): Cessna P210N · Cresson, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2022 · N7361K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete proper preflight performance planning and his operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer's specified weight and balance limitations, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude and an impact with…
- [NTSB CEN22LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA261.md): Cessna 152 · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2022 · N6346P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot not maintaining directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA287.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Newport, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 20, 2022 · N42022 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructed terrain during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN22LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA255.md): Mooney M20E · Stillwater, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N5895Q · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate maintenance and inspection of the engine induction air coupling, which impeded airflow to the engine and resulted in the subsequent partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA245.md): Cessna 305 · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2022 · N201FM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA199.md): Bearhawk Bearhawk · Holbrook, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 6, 2022 · N22LD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA22WA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA197.md): Piper PA31 · Deadman's Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jun 5, 2022 · N711JW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA264.md): Cessna 208 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 4, 2022 · N90JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, an emergency landing, and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA221.md): Cameron Balloons Z-90 · Burlington, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2022 · N65009 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an inappropriate landing location and his failure to avoid an oncoming freight train, which resulted in the train colliding with and dragging the balloon.
- [NTSB ERA22LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA255.md): Air Tractor AT-400A · Pemberton Township, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2022 · N3658T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN22LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA222.md): Cessna 172L · Canyon Lake, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2022 · N3842Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around, which resulted in decreased climb performance and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA215.md): Grumman American Avn. G-164 · Whiskerville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 28, 2022 · N178LB · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged the approach during the emergency landing, likely due to the full chemical load, and impacted a ditch, resulting in substantial damage and postimpact fire. Contributing to the pilot’s injuries was the lack of a crash-resistant fuel system…
- [NTSB CEN22LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA218.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Princeton, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2022 · N2899N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain proper approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB ERA22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA227.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 15, 2022 · N17879 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper alignment with the landing area during the approach, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.
- [NTSB CEN22LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA199.md): Piper J3F-65 · Port Bolivar, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2022 · N35257 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA22LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA215.md): Cessna 414 · Connellsville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 2, 2022 · N46TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly secure two airplane avionics units, which resulted in the trays supporting the units to sag downward and become lodged in the movement area of the elevator bellcrank during the accident takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA22LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA201.md): Cessna 172 · Union, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 23, 2022 · N737UY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA22WA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA162.md): Mooney M20K · Springbank, AB, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 22, 2022 · C-GQMS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA156.md): Sawby Scott RV-6A · Richland, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2022 · N341SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll.
- [NTSB WPR22LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA153.md): Stoddard Hamilton Glasair Super II · Oxnard, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2022 · N90YY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on final approach, which resulted in a collision with a runway approach light.
- [NTSB WPR22FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA151.md): Cessna 208B · Heyburn, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 13, 2022 · N928JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an instrument approach, which resulted in a descent below the approach path and impact with a vent stack. Also causal was the failure of the processing plant to correctly paint the vent stacks, which had been…
- [NTSB ERA22LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA188.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Calhoun, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2022 · N426DB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from wires during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR22LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA152.md): Adams Balloons A55S · Safford, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2022 · N866RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the balloon’s fast approach to an unsuitable confined landing site, which resulted in a collision with powerline wires.
- [NTSB CEN22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA171.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Peyton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 8, 2022 · N248G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to not activate the runway lighting and misjudged the runway location, which resulted in a collision with a windsock.
- [NTSB CEN22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA165.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Calhan, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N9119W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA177.md): Cessna 170 · Stoney Point, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N2656V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with trees then terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA160.md): Cessna 180 · Lampasas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2022 · N4738B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to perform a takeoff from a perpendicular taxiway rather than the airport runway, which led to the airplane striking trees at the end of the departure path.
- [NTSB WPR22LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA130.md): Paradise Aircraft USA P1 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2022 · N101YY · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
- [NTSB WPR22LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA129.md): Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Belgrade, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N424Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots misjudged landing approach, which resulted in a long landing and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN22LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA146.md): Hughes 369 · Adair, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N500MZ · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly torque a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, an attempted autorotation, and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC22LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA023.md): Eurocopter AS 350 BA · Valdez, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2022 · N99676 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in flat light conditions, which resulted in landing short of the intended landing spot and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA121.md): Tuttle Bruce C Jungster I · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2022 · N47BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA147.md): Sikorsky S-76D · Texarkana, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2022 · N761AF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance during landing on a rooftop helipad.
- [NTSB WPR22LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA118.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2022 · N6755B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, and bounced landing, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA146.md): Beech A35 · Waco, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2022 · N764B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the fuel pressure indicator line due to corrosion that was not detected during the last annual inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN22LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA139.md): Aeronca 7CCM · Winnsboro, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 4, 2022 · N555EK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff and subsequent impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.
- [NTSB WPR22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA116.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2022 · N552XL · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s inability to climb during takeoff due to a degradation of engine performance due to high density altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA127.md): Quad City Challenger II · Mountain Home, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2022 · N438RN · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB ERA22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA135.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 17, 2022 · N929WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain stabilized lateral control during landing in gusty conditions which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the skids contacted the platform unevenly.
- [NTSB CEN22LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA118.md): Mooney M20J · Katy, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 12, 2022 · N201VZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on the final approach segment of the traffic pattern in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB WPR22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA097.md): Mooney M20J · Paradise, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2022 · N201VJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA116.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 · Gilbert, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2022 · N1454Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flap setting, which resulted in a collision with trees during a takeoff attempt from a short grass field.
- [NTSB DCA22WA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA073.md): Boeing 2X6C · Puerto Carreno, Colombia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 3, 2022 · HK5192
- [NTSB CEN22LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA107.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Angola, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2022 · N42VR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate terrain clearance during an approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action when the airplane descended too low after transitioning to a visual descent to the runway.
- [NTSB CEN22LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA103.md): Cessna 120 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2022 · N90129 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA22LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA104.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Edisto Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 11, 2022 · N475RT · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft counterweight retaining ring and the No. 6 connecting rod.

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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."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '490' 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/490/sequence?page=7

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