# Pitch control - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft oper/perf/capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0106) › [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010620) › Pitch control - NTSB code: 01062022 - Cases: 528 - In the probable cause: 500 - Fatal cases: 107 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 13 / 13 - 2009: 13 / 13 - 2010: 20 / 21 - 2011: 25 / 27 - 2012: 27 / 28 - 2013: 24 / 25 - 2014: 18 / 20 - 2015: 57 / 59 - 2016: 58 / 61 - 2017: 38 / 39 - 2018: 24 / 26 - 2019: 39 / 39 - 2020: 23 / 24 - 2021: 22 / 24 - 2022: 19 / 21 - 2023: 22 / 23 - 2024: 22 / 24 - 2025: 25 / 28 - 2026: 11 / 13 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 173 cases - [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 66 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 60 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 55 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 27 cases - [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 26 cases - [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 20 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 14 cases - [Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091): 13 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 12 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 26 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 14 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 12 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 9 cases - [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 8 cases - [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r): 8 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 6 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 6 cases - [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20): 6 cases - [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f): 5 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 384 cases - [Angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042) (Aircraft): 48 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 47 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 43 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 42 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 32 cases - [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 31 cases - [Landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041) (Aircraft): 31 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 26 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 24 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA301), Aug 12, 2026: Spirit Engineering SE-1 (N5013W), Ossipee, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a nose over on the grass runway. - [NTSB WPR26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA273), Jul 7, 2026: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2793H), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a stall and a hard bounced landing. - [NTSB WPR26LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA243), Jul 5, 2026: Valerie Westedt Zenith Zodiac 650B (N452VC), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and their subsequent loss control of during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial… - [NTSB WPR26LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA229), Jun 23, 2026: Ryan Navion (N4583K), Bismarck, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to remove the maintenance spacer before takeoff, which resulted in restricted flight control movement and a loss of control. - [NTSB WPR26LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA221), Jun 15, 2026: Stoddard Hamilton Glastar (N399RS), Summer Lake, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll. - [NTSB ERA26LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA245), Jun 7, 2026: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N47123), Renovo, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during an off-airport landing. - [NTSB WPR26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA199), May 23, 2026: Bell 206-L4 (N917SU), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while manipulating the engine governor reference rpm adjustment during hover operations, which resulted in a loss of control and impact… - [NTSB ERA26LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA209), May 18, 2026: Cessna 172S (N5114Z), Harrison, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch up attitude during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. - [NTSB CEN26LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA181), May 7, 2026: Hughes 369HS (N926ES), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving the instruction and the pilot’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a… - [NTSB WPR26LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA159), Apr 13, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22T (N285AH), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff, due to the seat sliding aft. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.