# 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 ANC11CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA024.md): Cessna 180H · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2011 · N2709X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB ANC11CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA023.md): Piper PA-22/20 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2011 · N8842D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a soft, slushy runway for landing, resulting in a noseover.
- [NTSB WPR11CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA194.md): Cessna 172R · Othello, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2011 · N423ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11TA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA279.md): Rockwell International 500-S · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 8, 2011 · N51RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DCA11WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA042.md): Boeing B737 · Hamburg, Germany · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 7, 2011 · D-ABEH · Minor damage
  > On April 7, 2011, a Boeing 737-800, German registration D-ABEH, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, experienced a failure of the nosewheel upon landing at Hamburg Airport, Germany. The flight was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from Koln-Bonn,…
- [NTSB WPR11LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA187.md): Zenith 701 · El Centro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N128CF · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff due to oil starvation because of the failure of the No. 2 oil pump drive coupling.
- [NTSB ERA11LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA231.md): Cessna 172RG · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N5284V · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear to lock in the extended position for undetermined reasons and both pilots’ failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA333.md): Cessna 172K · Bar Harbor, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N46643 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare while landing with a gusting wind, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA261.md): Cessna 172N · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 3, 2011 · N3484E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot loss of directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA11CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA227.md): Cessna 150A · Factoryville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 2, 2011 · N7225X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare during the gusty crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA226.md): Cessna U206C · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 2, 2011 · N100HA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA281.md): Reeves Avid Mark IV · Brookfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2011 · N6313T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway.
- [NTSB ERA11LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA224.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Greenwood, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · N146DG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not obtain the proper touchdown point as a result of his decision to shut down the engine and to deploy the landing gear and flaps before the landing was assured. Contributing to the accident was his decision to overfly a closer suitable airport…
- [NTSB ERA11LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA221.md): Cessna 310F · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · N6781X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose landing gear due to inadequate servicing of the nose gear strut reservoir.
- [NTSB ERA11CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA223.md): Cessna 177 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · C-FFIP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA257.md): Cessna 172K · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2011 · N79286 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR11CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA178.md): Cirrus SR22 · Winslow, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2011 · N957CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR11CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA177.md): Cessna 172 · Republic, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2011 · N7302A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA277.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 29, 2011 · N8546P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.
- [NTSB CEN11LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA251.md): Cessna 425 · Canadian, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2011 · N410VE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continuation of the approach with excessive airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN11CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA248.md): Cessna 172N · Graham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2011 · N9961E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA212.md): Mooney M20J · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 25, 2011 · N201ZZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA256.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 25, 2011 · N68117 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA265.md): Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10 · Sellersburg, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2011 · N303FZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in strong and gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB DCA11FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA035.md): Airbus F4-622R · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2011 · N173UP · Substantial damage
  > The captain's failure to control the airplane pitch-up induced by ground spoiler deployment during the go-around.
- [NTSB CEN11CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA268.md): Cub Crafters CC11-160 · Kiowa, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2011 · N144LP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR11LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA175.md): Cessna 172N · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2011 · N739DG · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart with a high gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN11CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA242.md): Darrow Stephen A Aventura · Ferris, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2011 · N1317L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA203.md): Cessna 150H · Maury City, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2011 · N6555S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper glidepath during on off-airport landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA201.md): Schweizer 269C-1 · Mount Pocono, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2011 · N153HT · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's selection of an unsuitable landing site to practice autorotations, which resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover during touchdown.
- [NTSB ERA11CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA199.md): Luscombe 8E · Taunton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2011 · N2790K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during recovery from a ground loop which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC11CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA020.md): Piper PA-18A 150 · Beluga Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2011 · N3573P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, resulting in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB CEN11IA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA234.md): Embraer EMB-145XR · Akron, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 2011 · N11187 · Minor damage
  > The uncommanded left deflection of the airplane's nosewheel for reasons that could not be determined because postincident examination of the nosewheel steering system did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN11CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA233.md): Maule M-4-220C · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2011 · N4550R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN11CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA232.md): Bell 230 · Gulf of Mexico, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2011 · N974RH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the safety skirting during the repositioning landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA231.md): Hiller UH-12D · Iowa, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2011 · N11CU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswinds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ANC11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA017.md): Champion 7GCBC · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2011 · N5160X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR11CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA165.md): Bellanca 14-13-2 · Mesquite, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2011 · N74291 · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the brake system which led to the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA11CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA192.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2011 · N9212E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB ANC11CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA016.md): Cessna 140 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2011 · N81074 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA11LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA191.md): Cessna 414 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2011 · N40NY · Substantial damage
  > The improper rigging of the right main landing gear, which resulted in ovestress fractures of a bolt and aft lug on the trunnion assembly.
- [NTSB CEN11RA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11RA295.md): Eclipse EA500 · Saanen, Switzerland · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 14, 2011 · N177EA · Substantial damage
  > On March 14, 2011, at 1205 UTC, an Eclipse Aircraft Corporation, EA500, U.S. Registration N177EA, collided with a parked vehicle during landing at Saanen Aerodrome, Bern, Switzerland. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB CEN11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA225.md): Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 14, 2011 · N505KK · Substantial damage
  > The in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ERA11CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA188.md): Cessna 182T · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2011 · N65944 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ERA11CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA187.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2011 · N2838D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate landing flare and the certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA11WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA068.md): Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Iqaluit, Canada · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 12, 2011 · N818RC · Minor damage
  > On March 12, 2011, a Bombardier BD100, registration N818RC, operated by Tri Marine Logistics, departed the runway to the right while landing on runway 35 at Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. The airplane stopped about 100 feet from the edge of…
- [NTSB WPR11FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA159.md): Fairchild SA227-AC · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2011 · N671AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA186.md): Cessna 182P · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2011 · N8033M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.
- [NTSB ERA11CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA193.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2011 · N470Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate flare and the certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA216.md): Cessna A185F · Belle Chase, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2011 · N434JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water 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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