# Airport facilities/design, general - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03) › [Operating environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0301) › [Airport facilities/design](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030170) › Airport facilities/design, general - NTSB code: 03017000 - Cases: 52 - In the probable cause: 29 - Fatal cases: 4 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 16 / 34 - 2009: 3 / 4 - 2010: 1 / 2 - 2011: 0 / 1 - 2012: 1 / 1 - 2013: 2 / 2 - 2014: 0 / 2 - 2016: 2 / 2 - 2019: 2 / 2 - 2025: 2 / 2 ## 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): 4 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 4 cases - [Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380): 3 cases - [Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370): 3 cases - [Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310): 3 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 3 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 2 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 2 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 3 cases - [Boeing 737-832](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832): 2 cases - [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23): 2 cases - [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b): 1 cases - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320): 1 cases - [Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b): 1 cases - [Saab-Scania 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-2000): 1 cases - [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 15 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 8 cases - [Crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030) (Aircraft): 8 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 7 cases - [Gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045) (Environmental issues): 6 cases - [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 6 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 6 cases - [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 5 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB DCA25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA117), Feb 5, 2025: Boeing 737-832 (N3737C), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Japan Airlines flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the parked Delta Air Lines aircraft while taxiing in congested ramp conditions. - [NTSB ANC25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA016), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-31-350 (N59826), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate. - [NTSB DCA20MA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20MA002), Oct 18, 2019: Saab 2000 (N686PA), Unalaska, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The landing gear manufacturer’s incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear during overhaul. The incorrect wiring caused the antiskid system not to function… - [NTSB CEN19TA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA196), Jun 26, 2019: Aeronca 65 C (N22173), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a dark-colored utility pole while taxiing for takeoff. - [NTSB GAA16CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA396), Jul 27, 2016: Cessna 150 (N18228), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An evasive maneuver during the landing flare to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an… - [NTSB GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304), Jun 10, 2016: Cessna 120 (N77216), Climax, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence. - [NTSB CEN14FA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA396), Jul 30, 2014: Render RV 9A (N82PR), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish a stabilized approach and to maintain airspeed during final approach over obstacles resulting in a stall/mush. - [NTSB WPR14CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA314), Jul 26, 2014: Cessna 182Q (N624M), Warren, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to depart on an unpaved road, which he mistook for the unpaved runway. Contributing to the accident was the fact that the road and the runway were conjoined for the first few… - [NTSB CEN13LA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA570), Sep 30, 2013: Piper PA 28-181 (N31688), Algona, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to ensure he had sufficient fuel on board to complete the planned flight. Contributing to the accident was the incomplete information provided by… - [NTSB CEN13LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA237), Apr 22, 2013: Alon A2 (N6369V), Greenbrier, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and porpoise. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited recent flying experience and proficiency and the challenging runway… 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.