# 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 CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635.md): Cessna 182P · Mecosta, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2012 · N58844 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN12LA629](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA629.md): Varga 2150A · Clinton, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2012 · N4651V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the other airplane failing to adequately monitor for other aircraft while landing.
- [NTSB WPR12LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA422.md): Hawker MK 11 SEA Fury · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2012 · N4434P · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear due to failure of the landing gear rotary selector valve seal.
- [NTSB CEN12CA644](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA644.md): Cessna 421C · Kenedy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2012 · N5534G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN12CA624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA624.md): Cessna 172R · Salina, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2012 · N824KS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's improper flare in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA641](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA641.md): Piper PA-11 · Ft. Morgan, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2012 · N4589M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during landing after encountering an unexpected wind gust.
- [NTSB CEN12CA620](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA620.md): Cessna 172H · Phillipsburg, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2012 · N2484L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA104.md): Stinson 108-2 · Nikiski, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2012 · N9723K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing surface, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12CA618](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA618.md): Beech V35 · Decatur, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 8, 2012 · N149G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inattention during the landing roll, which resulted in retraction of the landing gear instead of the flaps.
- [NTSB ERA12CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA553.md): Cessna 182T · Marion, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2012 · N635CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA672](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA672.md): Socata TBM 700 · Horseshoe Bay, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2012 · N850ZM · Substantial damage
  > The off-centered right main landing gear ball joint, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA612](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA612.md): Hawker Beechcraft G36 · Decatur, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2012 · N563AP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in executing the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR12CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA398.md): Lake John K MA-5 Charger · Eagle Mountain, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2012 · N795MC · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a large hole in the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB DCA12RA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12RA143.md): Boeing 737 · Mexico City, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 5, 2012 · XA-JOY · Minor damage
  > On September 5, 2012, an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, registration XA-JOY, experienced heavy vibration during the landing roll and multiple ceiling panels and passenger service units fell down in the aft cabin at Benito Juárez Mexico City International Airport…
- [NTSB WPR12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA393.md): Beech 95-55 · Spanoway, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2012 · N4QC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB WPR12LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA391.md): Cessna 150M · Toledo, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N3700V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA397.md): Champion 7GC · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N61819 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA390.md): Maule MXT-7-180A · Manzanita, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N353LS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA12CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA560.md): Cessna 172S · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N9965P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA608](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA608.md): Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A · Navasota, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N27UP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for landing area conditions during an off-airport landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR12CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA389.md): Cessna 182L · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N42014 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a sudden wind shift during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR12CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA388.md): Piggott John H Bearhawk · Sequim, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N347JP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA099.md): Cessna 180 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N67178 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA12FA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA540.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Falmouth, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N221DV · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s poor control of the airplane during the approach.
- [NTSB ERA12CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA569.md): Cessna 172S · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N2409E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA614](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA614.md): Cessna L-19E · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N4431F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN12CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA596.md): Arvold Jordon R CH 750 · Colfax, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N32JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR12LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA384.md): Cessna 182R · St. Johns, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N5458N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delay in executing a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to establish the proper glidepath and airspeed on final approach and his improper use of flaps during the go-around.
- [NTSB WPR12LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA383.md): Cessna 177RG · Olympia, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N300ZX · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the nose gear steering mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA12IA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA550.md): Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N769EA · Minor damage
  > Company maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the airplane manufacturer’s service instructions by not removing the cracked drag brace from service nor inspecting the repaired drag brace at the appropriate interval, which resulted in the failure of…
- [NTSB CEN12CA607](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA607.md): North American AT-6F · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N244GR · Substantial damage
  > An unlocking of the excessively worn tailwheel lock mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA102.md): Piper PA-12 · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N3615M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC12CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA098.md): Maule M-5-210C · Juneau, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N378X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing, resulting in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA380.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2012 · N309PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed response in correcting the student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA593.md): Mudge Ray KIT FOX 5 · Bowling Green, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2012 · N84KF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA12LA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA535.md): Beech 95-A55 · Millville, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2012 · N71BM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction failed to maintain airplane control during the simulated engine-out landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to take timely remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN12CA671](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA671.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Goldsby, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 29, 2012 · N7602C · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in a premature touchdown and an impact with the edge of the runway surface.
- [NTSB WPR12LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA377.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2012 · N4922T · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing likely made by the private pilot on a solo flight that preceded the dual instructional flight during which the wing damage became obvious.
- [NTSB WPR12CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA375.md): Cessna 172 · Sand Point, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2012 · N3082E · Substantial damage
  > A deer strike during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the airport’s lack of any deer incursion prevention measures, such as an airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB ANC12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA094.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2012 · N4316Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to identify the appropriate touchdown point, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB DCA12WA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA131.md): Boeing 767 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 27, 2012 · N642UA · No damage
  > The United Kingdom Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 767 airplane that occurred on August 27, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under…
- [NTSB CEN12LA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA584.md): Top Dog TD2 · Bemidji, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2012 · N71314 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain training on the operation of the accident aircraft.
- [NTSB CEN12CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA576.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2012 · N215VS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA533.md): Stearman M-2 · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2012 · N9055 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DCA12WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA133.md): Douglas DC9 · Santo Domingo, Venezuela · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 24, 2012 · YV493T · Substantial damage
  > The Venezuela Dirección General para la Prevención e Investigación de Accidentes Aéreos (PIAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Douglas DC-9-82 that occurred on August 24, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist…
- [NTSB WPR12LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA366.md): Piper PA-30 B · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2012 · N222BP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear to fully extend as a result of a failure of the landing gear transmission assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA12CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA558.md): Beech 35-C33 · Burlington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2012 · N331DP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA574.md): Fantasy Air Sro Allegro 2000 · Centralia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2012 · N25015 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA564.md): Cessna T210N · Boulder, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2012 · N85S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the unstable approach, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR12CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA399.md): Cessna 182F · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2012 · N34SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced 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
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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