# NTSB investigations: Runway/taxi/approach light

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CEN18LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA071.md): Piper PA 12 · Angleton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2017 · N47FP · Substantial damage
  > The passenger's inadvertent activation of the left brake during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA081.md): Piper PA 32 · Cheboygan, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 5, 2017 · N4887S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s rate of descent in gusting wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC18LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA014.md): Cessna 172 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2017 · N537HF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue the landing after a loss of visual cues during a night landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA065.md): Aveko Sro VL-3C-1 · Northampton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2017 · N876MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with approach lighting.
- [NTSB GAA17CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA564.md): Boeing PT 13 · Skagit, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2017 · N43JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from airport lighting during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA576.md): Hunter George RV 6 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N6GH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in impact with visual approach slope indicator lights.
- [NTSB GAA17CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA498.md): Luscombe 8 · Perryville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2017 · N2861K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA17CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA452.md): Piper PA28 · St. Joseph, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2017 · N2204B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA460.md): Cessna 305 · Eagle Lake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2017 · N72BD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in variable wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA392.md): Piper PA22 · Berlin, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N6936B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA578.md): Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 · Eagle Grove, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2017 · N711NN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA17CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA162.md): Cub Crafters CC11 100 · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 20, 2017 · N749KY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control when he initiated a go-around.
- [NTSB GAA17CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA089.md): Piper PA 28 · Thomson, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2016 · N2367R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA17CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA081.md): Cessna 172 · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 17, 2016 · N9358L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s overcorrection with right rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA17CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA062.md): Aeronca L 3B · Fitchburg, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 8, 2016 · N46893 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA031.md): Bellanca 17 30 · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2016 · N8790V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the unstabilized approach and his failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA008.md): Beech 35 · Lawrence, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 1, 2016 · N4836J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an unstabilized approach and collision with runway approach lights.
- [NTSB WPR16LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA187.md): Jurcan Seawind 3000 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2016 · N57TJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear system to either fully retract or extend due to a cracked hydraulic fitting flare, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic pressure.
- [NTSB GAA16CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA334.md): Hubbard William H Lightning · Kokomo, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2016 · N316H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare at night, which resulted in an impact with a runway light and runway sign.
- [NTSB CEN15LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA381.md): Luscombe 8 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2015 · N1406K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a left quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to conduct a go-around because of a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA235.md): Cessna 172N · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2015 · N733NH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and collision with runway and taxiway lights and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR15LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA132.md): Beech B23 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2015 · N7628R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA005.md): Cessna 208B · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2015 · N12155 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue the landing when the airplane was not in a safe position to land, resulting in the collision with ground-based approach lighting.
- [NTSB CEN14LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA458.md): Beech A36 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2014 · N8176M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot’s retraction of the landing gear before establishing a positive climb rate, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA364.md): Cessna 177B · Falmouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2014 · N18509 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance on final approach resulting in a touchdown near the departure end of the runway, a runway excursion, and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN14LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA333.md): Cessna 172R · Joplin, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2014 · N468CM · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an operational test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR14CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA229.md): Aeronca 11AC · Tacoma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2014 · N9791E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper application of rudder resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll and the flight instructor's inadequate oversight.
- [NTSB ERA14MA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14MA271.md): Gulfstream Aerospace G IV · Bedford, MA · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jun 1, 2014 · N121JM · Destroyed
  > The flight crewmembers' failure to perform the flight control check before takeoff, their attempt to take off with the gust lock system engaged, and their delayed execution of a rejected takeoff after they became aware that the controls were locked.…
- [NTSB ERA14LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA170.md): Cessna 421 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2014 · N5929M · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA162.md): Beech 35 C33A · West Union, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2014 · N242JB · Substantial damage
  > A loss of aircraft control during landing, due to the pilot's excessive braking. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB WPR13LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA419.md): Piper PA60 602P · Sandpoint, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2013 · N35FD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to fly the approach at the appropriate landing speed and attain the correct touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA13CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA425.md): Lennox Kenneth J Zodiac 601HDS · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2013 · N99KL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions while landing.
- [NTSB CEN13CA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA508.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Faribault, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2013 · N4888Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR13CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA362.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · West Yellowstone, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2013 · N926BW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with an approach slope indicator system component.
- [NTSB CEN13CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA303.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Livingston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2013 · N6784F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay to not perform a go-around when he lost sight of the runway while on final approach to land at night. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration (tall grass) of the runway edge lights.
- [NTSB WPR13LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA111.md): Cessna T210L · Boise, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2013 · N8465L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath and stabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN12CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA510.md): Cessna 172S · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N462TR · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.
- [NTSB WPR12CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA299.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2012 · N7322V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport lighting system.
- [NTSB WPR12LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA122.md): Bowers Fly Baby 1-A · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2012 · N41017 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN12LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA023.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2011 · N9444W · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the brake system during the landing roll, which was caused by a loss of hydraulic fluid as a result of a leak in the piston seal due to brake plates worn beyond their service limits.
- [NTSB WPR10LA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA479.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2010 · N90SE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a manufacturing splice of the right main landing gear tire’s inner tube, which resulted in a deflated tire and a consequent loss of directional control on landing.
- [NTSB WPR10LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA040.md): Hallbauer Dragonfly Mark II · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2009 · N555RX · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN10CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA020.md): Franklin Pitts Special S-1 · Alamosa, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2009 · N59JT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN09CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA553.md): Warner Lewis Steen · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2009 · N3278K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to an internal mechanical failure of the left wheel that caused the wheel to seize.
- [NTSB CEN09CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA378.md): Piper PA-24 · Urbana, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2009 · N7660P · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the carburetor heat cable attach bracket which resulted in the inadvertent activation of carburetor heat and the subsequent loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the aircraft with a known…
- [NTSB ERA09CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA038.md): Beech 35-C33 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2008 · N5891J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path during the final approach, resulting in a collision with the airport approach lights.
- [NTSB CHI08CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA249.md): Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B · St Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2008 · N69X · Substantial damage
  > Restriction of the elevator controls due to the presence of the seat belt buckled around the co-pilot control stick. An additional cause was the failure of the pilot to verify that the flight controls were unobstructed before flight. Contributing factors were…
- [NTSB CHI08CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA247.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Waukegan, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2008 · N1289R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane following a failure of the right brake.
- [NTSB CHI08CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA225.md): Aero Commander 200D · Tecumseh, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2008 · N260M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot flaring too high, and his inadvertent pilot-induced oscillation during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA192.md): Cessna 172M · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2008 · N9629V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '03022012'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases?page=2

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