NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-20, where NTSB found Landing flare. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2012 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102002')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE f.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND f.aircrafts_position = x.position AND starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '01062041')))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102002')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE f.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND f.aircrafts_position = x.position AND starts_with(f."findingCode", '01062041')))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN20CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 20 · Colorado Springs, COThe flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB GAA18CA441Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA · East Sound, WAThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control in a gusting, left quartering headwind.NTSB WPR15LA190Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 20 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's delayed decision to go around after realizing that the airplane’s airspeed and altitude were too high, which resulted in an inadequate flare and bounced landing and a subsequent go-around in high-density altitude conditions.NTSB ERA12LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Cross Keys, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the overstress and subsequent failure of the right main landing gear assembly.