# Anxiety/panic - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Psychological](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202) › [Mental/emotional state](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020225) › Anxiety/panic - NTSB code: 02022515 - Cases: 10 - In the probable cause: 6 - Fatal cases: 4 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022515/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022515/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022515 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2010: 1 / 1 - 2011: 2 / 2 - 2018: 0 / 2 - 2022: 1 / 2 - 2023: 1 / 1 - 2025: 0 / 1 - 2026: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 1 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 1 cases - [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 1 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 1 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 1 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases - [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 2 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 2 cases - [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 1 cases - [Airbus Industrie A319-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-131): 1 cases - [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g): 1 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 1 cases - [Czech Sport PIPER SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport): 1 cases - [Klemp Gregory J CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/klemp-gregory-j-challenger-ii): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 5 cases - [Unnecessary action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases - [Expectation/assumption](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041525) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520) (Personnel issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA255), Jun 30, 2026: Cessna 172M (N6814H), Lafayette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s abrupt manipulation of the flight controls during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence. - [NTSB DCA25LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA114), Feb 2, 2025: Airbus Industrie A319 (N837UA), Houston, TX, occurrence, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the cabin crew to activate the evacuation alarm and to maintain coordinated communication with the flight crew following the cabin crew’s decision to command an evacuation, which… - [NTSB WPR23LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA154), Apr 16, 2023: Cessna T337G (N38C), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly flare the airplane, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly a nonstandard traffic pattern, which resulted in an… - [NTSB WPR22FA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA338), Sep 8, 2022: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N126WK), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare due to the passenger’s excessive control inputs, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of… - [NTSB ERA22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA228), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the… - [NTSB GAA18CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA461), Jul 27, 2018: Cessna 152 (N152LT), Oak Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. - [NTSB WPR18FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA075), Jan 29, 2018: Cessna 152 (N93316), Concord, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB CEN11FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA433), Jun 30, 2011: Klemp Gregory J Challenger II (N12911), Neshkoro, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a cold seizure as a result of a broken fan V-belt. Contributing to the accident was the passenger's interference with the flight… - [NTSB WPR11FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA248), Jun 5, 2011: Piper PA-24-250 (N511FS), Astoria, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's distraction and anxiety from a… - [NTSB ERA10CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA289), May 31, 2010: Cessna 172N (N6371D), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to not continue with the go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to the passenger’s panicked condition. 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.