# Action

- Type: NTSB finding section
- Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Action/decision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0204) › Action
- NTSB code: 020410
- Cases: 4057
- In the probable cause: 3905
- Fatal cases: 602
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020410/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020410/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020410

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2008: 327 / 345
- 2009: 273 / 278
- 2010: 367 / 372
- 2011: 398 / 399
- 2012: 348 / 354
- 2013: 269 / 271
- 2014: 230 / 234
- 2015: 151 / 152
- 2016: 187 / 193
- 2017: 164 / 168
- 2018: 178 / 186
- 2019: 151 / 161
- 2020: 131 / 137
- 2021: 108 / 134
- 2022: 141 / 153
- 2023: 147 / 163
- 2024: 143 / 155
- 2025: 122 / 127
- 2026: 70 / 75

## Findings

- [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): 1,387 cases, 1,345 in the probable cause
- [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): 895 cases, 859 in the probable cause
- [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): 792 cases, 754 in the probable cause
- [Forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): 442 cases, 427 in the probable cause
- [Incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): 397 cases, 374 in the probable cause
- [Action, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000): 111 cases, 101 in the probable cause
- [Incomplete action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041040): 106 cases, 102 in the probable cause
- [Incorrect action sequence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041020): 77 cases, 73 in the probable cause
- [Unnecessary action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045): 52 cases, 50 in the probable cause

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 526 cases
- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 455 cases
- [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 329 cases
- [Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095): 301 cases
- [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 192 cases
- [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 151 cases
- [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 150 cases
- [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 147 cases
- [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 146 cases
- [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 141 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 82 cases
- [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 79 cases
- [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 65 cases
- [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 63 cases
- [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 48 cases
- [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 45 cases
- [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 38 cases
- [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 34 cases
- [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 33 cases
- [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 31 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 958 cases
- [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 454 cases
- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 365 cases
- [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 332 cases
- [Landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041) (Aircraft): 327 cases
- [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 323 cases
- [Gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230) (Aircraft): 215 cases
- [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 203 cases
- [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 195 cases
- [Altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012) (Aircraft): 184 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA330), Sep 4, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N686MF), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor’s delayed remedial action during an aborted landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA323), Sep 1, 2026: Mooney M-20 (N3706N), Stanfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately manage the available fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on uneven terrain.
- [NTSB WPR26LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA311), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna T210M (N761WT), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA314), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna 421 (N28RH), Fulton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The misfuelling of the airplane by the refueler. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify that the airplane had been properly fueled prior to departing on the accident flight.
- [NTSB WPR26LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA308), Aug 15, 2026: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N5LC), Norton Shores, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA298), Aug 15, 2026: Rotor Effects M24 Plus (N91JL), Waelder, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper execution of rejected takeoff procedures, which resulted in loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN26LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA294), Aug 15, 2026: Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2.5 (N984TP), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly stow the motor in preparation for approach and landing that resulted in a loss of airspeed and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB ERA26LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA292), Aug 4, 2026: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT (N330SB), Whitehouse, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure the canopy was properly locked before flight, which resulted in the canopy opening during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA26LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA282), Jul 27, 2026: American Champion 7GCBC (N291CA), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR26LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA265), Jul 17, 2026: Vans RV-7A (N987CW), Covington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, nose landing gear collapse, and nose over.

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.

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