# Task performance, general - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Task performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0206) › Task performance, general - NTSB code: 020600 - Cases: 137 - In the probable cause: 131 - Fatal cases: 26 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020600/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020600/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020600 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 12 / 12 - 2009: 9 / 9 - 2010: 16 / 16 - 2011: 30 / 30 - 2012: 10 / 11 - 2013: 7 / 8 - 2014: 5 / 5 - 2015: 8 / 9 - 2016: 4 / 4 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2018: 5 / 5 - 2019: 7 / 7 - 2020: 2 / 2 - 2021: 3 / 3 - 2022: 4 / 4 - 2023: 2 / 3 - 2024: 3 / 4 - 2025: 2 / 2 - 2026: 1 / 2 ## Findings - [Task performance, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): 137 cases, 131 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 15 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 10 cases - [Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110): 10 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 9 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 9 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 8 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 7 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 6 cases - [Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241): 6 cases - [Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220): 6 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 3 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 3 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 3 cases - [Boeing 737-8H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4): 3 cases - [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180): 2 cases - [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 2 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 2 cases - [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182): 2 cases - [Boeing 737-832](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832): 2 cases - [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 13 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 11 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 10 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 7 cases - [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 6 cases - [Mountainous/hilly terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010) (Environmental issues): 6 cases - [Performance/control parameters, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000) (Aircraft): 6 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 5 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA246), Jul 5, 2026: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5790S), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a long landing and collision with a person on the ground. - [NTSB WPR26LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA088), Jan 21, 2026: Jordan Valley CCX-2000 (N972WY), Alcova, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over. - [NTSB WPR26LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA056), Dec 8, 2025: Rotorway Exec (C-GBZD), Lake Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper securing hardware installation, which resulted in a loss of throttle control and a loss of engine power. - [NTSB DCA25LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA084), Jan 10, 2025: Boeing 757 (N589NW), Atlanta, GA, minor damage. Probable cause: Substantial injury to a passenger sustained during evacuation. - [NTSB CEN25LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA035), Nov 6, 2024: De Havilland DHC-1 (N420TD), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the inaccurate fuel gauge. - [NTSB CEN24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA189), May 15, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N6571J), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s selection of an improper fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s… - [NTSB ERA24LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA163), Apr 4, 2024: Evektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA (N469JA), Seffner, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the fuel line that connected the fuel pump to the four-way distributor, which resulted in fuel starvation when the line became disconnected. - [NTSB ERA24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA100), Jan 28, 2024: Honda HA-420 (N103JT), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot flying to maintain directional control after touchdown with wind gusts that exceeded the airplane’s crosswind limitation. Contributing to the accident were the flightcrew’s… - [NTSB WPR23LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA293), Jul 30, 2023: Piper PA-28-235 (N8675W), Port Angeles, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. - [NTSB CEN23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA140), Mar 19, 2023: Cessna 170A (N9254A), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a runway excursion 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. --- 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.