# NTSB investigations: Spoilers

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 CEN17LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA305.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Marion, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2017 · N102BK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist, which resulted in an improper takeoff configuration and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain during a departure climb.
- [NTSB ERA14CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA126.md): Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2B · Burnsville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2014 · N411SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the spoilers, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent impact with trees.
- [NTSB CEN12CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA548.md): Schleicher ASW22 · Uvalde, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2012 · OK-2227 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not fully stow the glider’s airbrakes, which prevented the glider from obtaining adequate airspeed during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA288.md): Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB · Richland, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2012 · N505JL · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the spoilers to retract because the right wing spoiler’s lower plate became jammed, which resulted in the glider not having enough lift to make it to the runway surface.
- [NTSB ERA12LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA401.md): Beech 400A · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2012 · N826JH · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's failure to obtain the proper airspeed for landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast with inadequate runway remaining to stop and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident were the failure of either pilot…
- [NTSB ERA11FA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA401.md): Slingsby Capstan Type 49B · Hollywood, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2011 · N7475 · Substantial damage
  > The glider pilot’s improper response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot’s failure to confirm that the spoilers were closed and locked before takeoff, and the glider copilot’s improper crew…
- [NTSB ERA11LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA025.md): Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Warren, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2010 · N188PX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent deployment of the airbrake handle past the upper limit of its normal operating range, which resulted in binding of the controls.
- [NTSB WPR10CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA015.md): Let Blanik L-13 · Llano, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2009 · N948LC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper use of the airbrakes while on approach for landing.

## 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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01035755'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035755/cases

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