# 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 ERA24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA189.md): Cessna 172 · Ridgeway, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2024 · N5645T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR24LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA128.md): Bearhawk 4-Place · Buckhorn, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2024 · N1685 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inflight loss of control during landing following an encounter with a wind gust which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA192.md): Cessna 172 · Zelienople, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2024 · N684SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition during landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA026.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2024 · N51FM · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain runway alignment.
- [NTSB ERA24LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA188.md): Cessna 172 · Stoneville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2024 · N7921G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA24WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA164.md): Beecraft 1900 · Limpopo, South Africa · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 16, 2024 · ZS-PKB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA181.md): Cessna 172M · Shelbyville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2024 · N73605 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN24LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA171.md): American Champion 7ECA · Lakeport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2024 · N798L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ANC24LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA028.md): Team Rocket F1 · Payson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 14, 2024 · N75KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA24LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA180.md): Cessna 140 · Holt, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2024 · N4064N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over of the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA24WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA151.md): Piper PA28R · West End, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 12, 2024 · N60SU · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA156.md): Cessna 172P · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N9845L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR24LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA126.md): Cessna P210N · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2024 · N806RC · Substantial damage
  > An overstress fracture of the left main landing gear actuator, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock into place.
- [NTSB GAA24WA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA148.md): Beech E55 · Cowra, Australia · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 11, 2024 · VH-OMD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC24LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA023.md): Cessna 150L · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 8, 2024 · N19390 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA24LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA168.md): Cessna 208 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2024 · N90JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA165.md): Beech A36 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2024 · N1861M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, resulting in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA150.md): Cessna U206B · Chandeluer Islands, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2024 · N7896S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to attempt a landing on rough water conditions, which resulted in an impact with the water.
- [NTSB CEN24LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA149.md): Van's RV-12iS · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2024 · N245EM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the nose gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of experience.
- [NTSB WPR24LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA122.md): Cessna 180A · Nordman, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 4, 2024 · N5281D · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the left main landing gear wheel assembly, which resulted in a loss of torque and subsequent separation of the wheel and axle assembly from the main landing gear leg during landing.
- [NTSB DCA24WA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA165.md): Boeing 747 · Shaga, Kazakhstan · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 2, 2024 · TC-ACG · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA146.md): Boeing 727 · Malakal, Sudan · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 31, 2024 · 5Y-IRE · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA24WA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA137.md): Boeing 727 · Malakal, South Sudan, Sudan · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 31, 2024 · 5Y-IRE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA170.md): Beta Biz LX7 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N222MA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose landing gear actuator forward hydraulic fitting, which resulted in a main landing gear collapse during landing due to the loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure.
- [NTSB CEN24LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA142.md): Cessna 182F · Ben Wheeler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N3322U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control while landing in a gusting wind.
- [NTSB GAA24WA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA156.md): Piper 46 · Nova Iguaçu deGoiás, GO, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2024 · PS-EJR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA118.md): American Legend AL18 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2024 · N458RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA24LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA155.md): South Central Searey · Knoxville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N912GB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear of the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing.
- [NTSB DCA24WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA132.md): Boeing 767-338 · Panama City, Panama · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 23, 2024 · N372CM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA116.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Coolidge, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2024 · N755LA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing in gusty wind conditions. Contributing, was the failure of the flight instructor to intervene in a timely manner.
- [NTSB ERA24LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA150.md): Cessna 170 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2024 · N9269A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA24WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA123.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Suben, Austria · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 20, 2024 · N5050 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC24LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA019.md): Michael G Darby Dard 1 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 18, 2024 · N696AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in soft snow, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB GAA24WA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA117.md): Bellanca Citabria · Farkashegy, Hungary · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 17, 2024 · HA-KYT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA114.md): Piper 24 · Leicestershire, United Kingdom · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 17, 2024 · G-ARYV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA146.md): Beech A23 24 · Somerset, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2024 · N200AG · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action during a landing attempt in a gusty wind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA145.md): Textron 172S · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2024 · N838ER · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA24LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA140.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Logan, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2024 · N312DD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to perform a go-around while attempting to land on a wet runway with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.
- [NTSB WPR24LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA111.md): Piper Aerostar 601P · Grass Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2024 · N1SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting wind condition.
- [NTSB CEN24LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA136.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Grind Stone City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2024 · N4159Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet turf runway with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN24LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA134.md): Cessna T182T · Lapeer, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2024 · N1103H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in a gusting crosswind condition.
- [NTSB WPR24LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA110.md): Beech 60 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2024 · N167U · Substantial damage
  > Corrosion on a landing gear retract rod assembly which precluded an extension of the gear and resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA226.md): Beech A36 · Griffin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2024 · N216R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA107.md): Piper PA-11 · Death Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2024 · N78659 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA133.md): Piper PA28 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2024 · N8455R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB ERA24LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA132.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2024 · N3023K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the final approach, resulting in a hard landing and collision with a runway edge light.
- [NTSB ERA24LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA138.md): Piper PA24 · Stafford, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2024 · N6339P · Substantial damage
  > An overloading of the landing gear push/pull cable rod ends, which resulted in the landing gear being seized in an intermediate position during the subsequent landing.
- [NTSB GAA24WA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA166.md): Bell 407 · Raigad, India · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 5, 2024 · VT-MPU · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA101.md): Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 4, 2024 · N505UC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN24LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA130.md): Beech B19 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 4, 2024 · N1955W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, aerodynamic stall, and impact with the runway.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550/cases.md?page=26

## 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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