# 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 MIA00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA105.md): Cessna 152 · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2000 · N569JH · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot by allowing the student to fly in gusty wind conditions with excessive crosswinds that resulting in the student pilot not maintaining control and nosing the aircraft over.
- [NTSB MIA00IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00IA104.md): Beech 58 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2000 · N225TA · Minor damage
  > failure of the right main landing gear's dynamic brake relay, that resulted in the motor driving the gearbox past prescribed limits, resulting in a bent connecting rod, and failure of the gear to extend.
- [NTSB SEA00IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA050.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Seattle, WA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2000 · N974AS · Minor damage
  > The flight crew's encounter with a suspicious device, which necessitated an emergency evacuation.
- [NTSB DEN00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA057.md): Learjet 60 · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2000 · N240FX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not following the airplane manufacturer's recommended landing procedures for a contaminated runway by landing with a tailwind. Factors were the pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the anti-skid protection, the ice contaminated runway, and the snow…
- [NTSB SEA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA049.md): Cessna 180 · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2000 · N4994A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for changing wind conditions during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. Factors include a variable, shifting wind that changed from a quartering headwind to a quartering tailwind just prior to the…
- [NTSB CHI00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA092.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Neenah, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2000 · N150AM · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inability to flare the airplane during landing and the subsequent loss of directional control due to restricted movement of the control stick. The control stick movement was restricted by the rear seat cushion which was not secured to the…
- [NTSB MIA00LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA214.md): Cessna 172L · Beaufort, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2000 · N3875Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to initiate a go-around after the airplane began to porpoise, resulting in a hard landing and structural damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA119.md): Stearman A-75 · Imperial, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N56760 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA115.md): Cessna 185 · Incline Village, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N4021Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent landing on water with the wheels of the amphibious float plane extended.
- [NTSB DCA00MA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA030.md): Boeing 737-300 · Burbank, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Mar 6, 2000 · N668SW · Destroyed
  > the flight crew's excessive airspeed and flightpath angle during the approach and landing and its failure to abort the approach when stabilized approach criteria were not met. Contributing to the accident was the controller's positioning of the airplane in…
- [NTSB NYC00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA089.md): Piper PA-28-161 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N2761M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA032.md): Bellanca 260 B · Cornelia, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N8865R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in a wheels-up landing and post-crash fire.
- [NTSB ATL00IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00IA035.md): Cessna CE-560 · Key Largo, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N314QS · Minor damage
  > The malfunction of the nose gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA032.md): Stinson 108-3 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N6453M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA047.md): Cessna 180H · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N9907V · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA101.md): Cessna 152 · Hazelton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N67639 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA089.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N48821 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB MIA00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA097.md): Hughes TH-55 · Odessa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N9518K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls (cyclic and col lective) during a autorotation resulting in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB LAX00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA110.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2000 · N15202 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a final approach airspeed in variance with the manufacturer's recommendations, which was too slow for the gusty and variable crosswind conditions, which resulted in a stall/mush and a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA084.md): Cessna 150M · Marshall, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2000 · N462Q · Substantial damage
  > the go-around not performed, the improper flare, and recovery from a bounced landing not performed by the pilot. The crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB FTW00LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA088.md): Cessna 172K · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2000 · N46469 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB FTW00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA087.md): Cessna 150L · Rush Springs, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2000 · N1254Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were the pilot's diverted attention to raising the flaps and the high wind conditions.
- [NTSB FTW00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA086.md): Piper PA-18 · New Ulm, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2000 · N8967C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a fence during the aborted landing.
- [NTSB CHI00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA081.md): Cessna 172R · Waterford, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2000 · N922TA · Substantial damage
  > the directional control not obtained/maintained by the dual student and the remedial action not performed by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the snow bank.
- [NTSB CHI00LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA078.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Saginaw, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2000 · N2899D · Substantial damage
  > the pilots failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were the icy runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB ATL00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA028.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2000 · N2233L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC00LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA083.md): Cessna 310R · Sandusky, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2000 · N87341 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on a runway that was covered with ice and snow, without obtaining current wind information. Factors were the 20-knot tailwind and the snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB ANC00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA028.md): Piper PA-18 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2000 · N7164B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA092.md): Kitchens Revolution Mini 500B · Hazelhurst, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N460AK · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a practice autorotation, by allowing the rotor rpm to become inadequate to cushion the touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing, and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB CHI00FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA071.md): Beech 1900D · Escanaba, MI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N81SK · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control due to unsafe/hazardous conditions on the runway that was not relayed to them. Factors were the uneven snow covered runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB NYC00LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA080.md): Taylorcraft F19 · West Lafayette, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N3580T · Substantial damage
  > was a delayed decision of the pilot to abort the landing. Factors were the wet runway, and the tail winds that prevailed in the area.
- [NTSB NYC00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA077.md): Cessna 185 · Saratoga Sprngs, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N8425Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB LAX00FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA097.md): Boeing 757-232 · San Salvador, El Salvador · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N671DN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB DEN00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA051.md): Maule M-6-235 · Reserve, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N56507 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A factor was the wind gust.
- [NTSB ATL00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA025.md): Cessna 152 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N757XF · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout during flight operations under Visual Flight Rules. A factor is that the pilot was not on the airport radio frequency.
- [NTSB MIA00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA089.md): Beech 76 · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2000 · N2007K · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go around using one engine which resulted in loss of control and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB IAD00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA019.md): Cessna 172 · Lyndonville, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N8328B · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the ditch that ran parallel to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA095.md): Cessna 210E · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4946U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's attempt to go-around with inadequate altitude and airspeed available, resulting in a power demand that exceeded the capability of the aircraft. The fully extended gear and flaps were factors in this accident.
- [NTSB ANC00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA026.md): Cessna 180 · Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4961A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site on a frozen, snow-covered lake. A factor associated with the accident was an area of drifted snow at the landing site.
- [NTSB NYC00LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA074.md): Grumman American AA1 · Wildwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N9555U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB MIA00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA086.md): Cessna 172R · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N2630B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent collision with a taxiway sign and collapsed right main landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA085.md): Cessna 152 · Louisburg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N69174 · Substantial damage
  > The improper recovery from the bounced landing by the pilot-in-command for his failure to apply power and inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the total lack of experience of the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB LAX00LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA096.md): Cessna 172N · Bermuda Dunes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N739GQ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB DEN00TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA049.md): Cessna A185F · Loveland, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N721 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA073.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Vincentown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2000 · N624FL · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's delay in remedial action after the student pilot lost control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the CFI's lack of total experience in flight instruction.
- [NTSB LAX00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA094.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2000 · N140ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout. The pilot's self induced pressure and the quartering tailwind were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB LAX00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA092.md): Lutes Kitfox II · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2000 · N91EL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his failure to maintain runway alignment.
- [NTSB DEN00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA047.md): Beech A36 · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2000 · N8240U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's excessive remedial action (banking to realign the airplane with the runway). Factors were the student pilot flaring the airplane prematurely and failing to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of…
- [NTSB CHI00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA068.md): Beech A23 · Knox, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2000 · N1489L · Substantial damage
  > the instructor pilot not performing remedial action on the student's right drift during the flare. Factors were the student not maintaining directional control, the student not maintaining proper centerline alignment, and the snowbank.
- [NTSB LAX00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA084.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2000 · N32258 · Substantial damage
  > The dual student's loss of directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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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