# Scheduled/routine inspection - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Task performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0206) › [Inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020615) › Scheduled/routine inspection - NTSB code: 02061520 - Cases: 167 - In the probable cause: 143 - Fatal cases: 30 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061520/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061520/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061520 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 10 / 10 - 2009: 11 / 12 - 2010: 10 / 10 - 2011: 6 / 8 - 2012: 8 / 12 - 2013: 7 / 10 - 2014: 14 / 16 - 2015: 12 / 12 - 2016: 8 / 8 - 2017: 7 / 8 - 2018: 7 / 8 - 2019: 4 / 5 - 2020: 2 / 3 - 2021: 8 / 12 - 2022: 8 / 9 - 2023: 6 / 8 - 2024: 7 / 8 - 2025: 7 / 7 - 2026: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 43 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 21 cases - [Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342): 19 cases - [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 19 cases - [Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340): 13 cases - [Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094): 11 cases - [Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338): 10 cases - [Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193): 5 cases - [Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337): 3 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140): 5 cases - [Schweizer 269C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1): 3 cases - [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 3 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 3 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 3 cases - [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 3 cases - [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300): 2 cases - [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b): 2 cases - [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 20 cases - [Scheduled maint checks](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010520) (Aircraft): 14 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 13 cases - [Fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010) (Aircraft): 12 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 11 cases - [Preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510) (Personnel issues): 10 cases - [Recip eng cyl section](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058530) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Engine exhaust, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057800) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Magneto/distributor](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057414) (Aircraft): 7 cases - [Fuel distribution](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022820) (Aircraft): 7 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA113), Feb 9, 2026: Cessna 320C (N3034T), Bartow, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to perform an adequate inspection of the airplane’s landing gear, which resulted in a collapse of the left main landing gear during landing. - [NTSB ERA25LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA324), Aug 29, 2025: Cessna 172 (N1607F), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect and address water contamination of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb. - [NTSB WPR25FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA146), May 1, 2025: Cessna 177RG (N52156), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An improperly tightened B-nut fitting at the fuel flow divider, which resulted in a fuel leak and loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the inadequate maintenance inspection, which failed… - [NTSB ERA25LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA188), Apr 23, 2025: Cessna 172RG (N6386V), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to identify and remediate water contamination of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. - [NTSB ERA25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA159), Mar 27, 2025: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N28790), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the exhaust system, which allowed exhaust gases to enter the induction system from cracks in the exhaust manifold, resulting in a total loss of engine… - [NTSB ERA25LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA141), Mar 12, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N3055B), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power was due to a fracture of the crankshaft at the No. 3 main journal, which originated from a preexisting, thermally induced crack that had gone undetected by maintenance… - [NTSB ANC25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA021), Feb 28, 2025: Gippsland GA-8 (N699AV), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right landing gear leg due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in its separation from the airplane during taxi. Contributing to the accident, was the mechanic’s inadequate… - [NTSB ERA25LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA157), Feb 25, 2025: Beech E33 (N7697N), Lenoir, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s inadequate annual inspection of the airplane and failure to comply with an applicable airworthiness directive, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. - [NTSB WPR25LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA030), Oct 31, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N154DC), Prescott Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the No. 3 engine cylinder due to a loss of torque on the cylinder base nuts, which resulted in a loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident was maintenance… - [NTSB CEN25LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA029), Oct 27, 2024: Cub Crafters Carbon CUB (N257ST), Ogallala, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper installation of the elevator control cable hardware, which resulted in the separation of the elevator control cable and a loss of pitch control in flight. 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.