# NTSB investigations: Landing

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 ERA14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA280.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Reading, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2014 · N26M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in a quartering tailwind. A factor in the accident was the changing wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN14WA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA297.md): Cessna F182 - Q · Monhoudou, France · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 8, 2014 · F-GAQR · Destroyed
  > On June 8, 2014, at 0800 UTC, a Cessna F182Q, French Registration F-GAQR, was destroyed during a runway excursion while landing at the Chateau de Monhoudou private airstrip (LK7255) near Monhoudou, France. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The…
- [NTSB WPR14LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA238.md): Skykits Savannah VGW · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N472WM · Substantial damage
  > The overload failure of the nosewheel fork retaining bolts during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA241.md): Cessna 180H · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N73BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC14LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA039.md): Cessna 180H · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N91399 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and an attempted go-around, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA14CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA286.md): Cessna 162 · Cross City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N6017R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA14CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA284.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Defuniak Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N2890Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control in gusty wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR14LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA225.md): Emery Mark Rotorway 162F · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2014 · N78291 · Destroyed
  > The helicopter pilot/owner's decision to install a belt type not recommended by the kit manufacturer in the tail rotor drive system using the incorrect tension values, which led to the belt’s in-flight failure and the subsequent loss of tail rotor drive…
- [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 CEN14CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA285.md): Piper PA 32-260 · Lebanon, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2014 · N3FN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR14CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA223.md): Piper J3C 65 · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N1205P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing on a narrow airstrip, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB WPR14CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA221.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · McCall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N505V · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control during landing rollout due to a wind disturbance, which resulted in a runway veeroff and impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB ERA14CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA276.md): Swearingen SA 226AT · Dayton, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2014 · N120SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA279.md): Frederick Hays-Roth Velocity Twin · Sebastian, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2014 · N360VT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Also causal to the accident were the pilot’s subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing and his improper execution of the aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding…
- [NTSB ERA14CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA277.md): Cessna 177B · Cartersville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2014 · N30820 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around after landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA274.md): Schweizer SGS 1 34 · Middletown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 1, 2014 · N7638 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA219.md): Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N77FZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA269.md): Schweizer 269C · Temple, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N902CP · Substantial damage
  > Ground resonance due to maintenance personnel’s improper inspection of the landing gear dampers, which resulted in the dampers operating outside of allowable limits.
- [NTSB CEN14CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA533.md): Aviat Pitts S 2B · Grants, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N9YH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC14CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA032.md): Found Acft Canada FBA 2C2 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2014 · N602BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing on water due to an encounter with wind shear, which resulted in the airplane's abnormal contact with the surface.
- [NTSB CEN14CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA274.md): Cessna 172P · Bluffton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 30, 2014 · N5495K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA224.md): Meyers MAC 145 · La Cholla, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2014 · N34374 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.
- [NTSB CEN14CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA282.md): Luscombe 8B · Galion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2014 · N39092 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misapplication of brakes after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA217.md): Cessna 210 · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2014 · N9589T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA031.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2014 · N8929L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action during landing on soft terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA215.md): Piper PA28R - 201T · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2014 · N222RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA260.md): Cessna 120 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2014 · N2774N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR14CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA210.md): Meyers OTW 160 · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2014 · N34341 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN14CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA268.md): Flight Design Ctsw · New Carlisle, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2014 · N640C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing.
- [NTSB ANC14CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA029.md): Piper PA 18-105 Special · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2014 · N234T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing roll on a rough, grass airstrip in gusting wind.
- [NTSB ERA14CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA259.md): Brantly B 2B · Essex, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N9023Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing resulting in a hard landing and a roll over.
- [NTSB CEN14CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA252.md): Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 Dauphin · Constantine, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N365WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA211.md): Fdr601 Zodiac 601XL · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N601AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA263.md): Cessna 182J · Perkasie, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N3388F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to select and attain a proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN14CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA257.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · La Pointe, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N32195 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA214.md): Olson Kitfox II · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2014 · N514DL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA14CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA273.md): Cessna 172S · Harrisburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 23, 2014 · N193ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA199.md): Beech H35 · Parker, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2014 · N4689D · Substantial damage
  > The improperly attached fuel line and cracked fuel diaphragm due to unknown personnel’s inadequate maintenance, which resulted in the loss of engine power during cruise flight and the subsequent forced landing onto rough terrain.
- [NTSB ERA14CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA320.md): Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) · Petersburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 22, 2014 · N60418 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the changing wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR14LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA198.md): Rockwell International S 2R · Medicine Lake, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N702CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and sufficient altitude to clear terrain during a low-altitude maneuver.
- [NTSB WPR14CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA200.md): Cessna 180 · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N2443C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a ground-loop and nose over.
- [NTSB ERA14LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA252.md): Cessna 182 · Elkton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N182PJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point during a no-flap landing to a wet, down-sloping runway, and the airplane's dynamic hydroplaning after touchdown, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of…
- [NTSB ERA14CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA270.md): Wonder Michael S Harmon Rocket · Winston Salem, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N85TP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusty crosswind which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA14CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA250.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N9592W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed while on approach, and his subsequent failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA264.md): Lauritsen Ralph M RV 4 · Rockwell City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2014 · N50036 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR14CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA274.md): Cessna 172 - R · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2014 · N1590W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA330.md): Silvaire Luscombe 8E · Douglass, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2014 · N2649K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident were high winds and a short, downhill sloped runway.
- [NTSB CEN14CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA246.md): North American SNJ 6 · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 18, 2014 · N5485V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing and subsequent go around attempt.
- [NTSB ERA14CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA251.md): Chance Vought F4U 4 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2014 · N713JT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR14CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA202.md): Piper J3C 65 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2014 · N92090 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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
WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
  crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
  current_codes AS (
    SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code,
      row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
    WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
      AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982"))
  ),
  phases AS (
    SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
    FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode"
    WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
  ),
  case_phases AS (
    SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
    FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey
    LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
    WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
  )
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 case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 550)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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