# 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 MIA00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA011.md): Robinson R-44 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1999 · N8364Z · Substantial damage
  > The PIC's improper use of cyclic control during landing which resulted in a main rotor strike of the terrain and the rotorcraft's tail boom.
- [NTSB ANC00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA011.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1999 · N8918Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and a downdraft.
- [NTSB SEA00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA002.md): Beech F33A · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N95CF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Factors include gusty, turbulent, variable crosswinds, and a fence in the vicinity of the runway.
- [NTSB LAX00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA022.md): Cessna 210 · Enterprise, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N6556X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a ditch.
- [NTSB IAD00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA001.md): Cessna 182S · Staatsburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N783WW · Substantial damage
  > was the pilot's encounter with an unseen embankment while maneuvering to avoid a deer on the runway.
- [NTSB FTW00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA011.md): Cessna 152 · Lake Village, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1999 · N66930 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CHI00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA011.md): Champion 7ECA · Grand Ledge, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1999 · N8353V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind and the tree which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB CHI00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA010.md): Cessna 172G · Cambridge, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1999 · N4621L · Substantial damage
  > the fractured main landing gear due to the improper maintenance by an unknown person(s) and the inadequate annual inspection by an unqualified person.
- [NTSB DEN00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA004.md): Cessna 180D · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1999 · N6425X · Substantial damage
  > The excessive taxi speed used by the pilot exiting the runway via a high-speed taxiway resulting in a loss of control. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB MIA00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA004.md): Fairchild SA227-AC · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1999 · N438MA · Substantial damage
  > The improper flare by the co-pilot, and the failure of the captain to take remedial action by applying power to arrest the observed high rate of descent resulting in a hard landing. A finding in the accident was the inadequate maintenance adjustment of the…
- [NTSB CHI00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA007.md): Cessna 150M · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1999 · N2977V · Substantial damage
  > aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the windshear.
- [NTSB NYC00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA010.md): Boeing Stearman E75 · Fredericksburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1999 · N52951 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Was the inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the Stearman.
- [NTSB LAX00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA008.md): Stinson 108-3 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1999 · N871C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA012.md): Cessna 172P · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1999 · N123FR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach and his misjudged flare, which resulted in a uncontrolled porpoise and hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW00TA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00TA007.md): Bell 206B · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 7, 1999 · N21166 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's initiation of the simulated emergency procedure at a low altitude.
- [NTSB ANC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA002.md): Cessna A185E · Yakutat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1999 · N85CG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.
- [NTSB CHI00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA005.md): Zenair CH 2000 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1999 · N25ZA · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB NYC00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA005.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Newark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N606FE · Substantial damage
  > A divergent, longitudinal oscillation of undetermined origin on the center landing gear, which caused a failure of the center landing gear lower drag brace during landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA004.md): Cessna 421B · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N69GP · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing rollout for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control.
- [NTSB FTW00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA004.md): Lindstrand LBL-105G · Mcalester, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1999 · GBWOK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the thunderstorms, dark night light conditions, and the high winds.
- [NTSB NYC00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA003.md): Piper PA-60-700P · Greenville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1999 · N407SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB CHI00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA001.md): Beech C-23 · Greenwood, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1999 · N9213S · Substantial damage
  > undetermined.
- [NTSB DEN00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA003.md): Piper PA-12 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1999 · N2493M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during landing. A factor was his attention being diverted by a malfunctioning throttle control.
- [NTSB FTW00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA002.md): Cessna 210L · Fayetteville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1999 · N2157S · Substantial damage
  > The cause of the right main gear collapse was undetermined. A factor was the failure of the gear 'down & locked' switch resulting in a false 'down & locked' indication in the cockpit.
- [NTSB FTW00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA013.md): Champion 7FC · Powderly, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1999 · N4873E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which he failed to detect the disconnected tailwheel steering assembly.
- [NTSB DEN99LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA172.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1999 · N3799Z · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with a sudden tailwind gust windshift during landing roll, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB MIA99LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA275.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Dunnellon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1999 · N9908L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB FTW99LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA269.md): Cessna 172N · Longview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1999 · N5374J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper touchdown technique, which resulted in the airplane porpoising.
- [NTSB MIA99FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA267.md): Learjet 24 · Gainesville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N224SC · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate inspection of the main landing gear brake assemblies, which lead to operation of the aircraft with worn brakes that failed during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the descending terrain, roadway and ditch.
- [NTSB LAX99LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA321.md): Cessna 172N · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N738ZQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ANC99LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA154.md): Cessna 180 · Pilot Point, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N4563B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the uneven terrain.
- [NTSB IAD99FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA069.md): Cessna 150M · Ellicott City, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N66641 · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's failure to follow the balked landing procedure in the owner's manual by retracting the flaps from 40 degrees to zero degrees.
- [NTSB FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268.md): Cessna 140A · Tyler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N76731 · Substantial damage
  > The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.
- [NTSB DEN99LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA170.md): Cessna 172 · Panguitch, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N9103B · Destroyed
  > Inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot in command. Factors were high velocity gusty winds, high-density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA238.md): Beech F33A · Wildwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1999 · N100LK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recover from a bounced landing. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to the loss of a spouse.
- [NTSB MIA99LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266.md): Cessna A188B · South Oxford, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1999 · N731RF · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB NYC99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA242.md): Aeronca 7AC · Brookfield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1999 · N81543 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB FTW99LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA264.md): Cessna 152 · La Porte, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1999 · N5093Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's hard landing as result of his improper landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were the prevailing dark night conditions and the student pilot's lack of total experience in night operations.
- [NTSB CHI99FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA346.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Fort Scott, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1999 · N8446W · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience, his lack of familiarity with the airplane, and the stall/spin encountered.
- [NTSB SEA99LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA170.md): Champion 7BCM · Coolin, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N2841E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Factors include variable, gusty crosswinds, and trees along the sides of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA233.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Minerva, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N5959D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB IAD99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA067.md): Cessna 172 · Honeoye Falls, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N6941A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's loss of directional control after landing. A factor in the accident were ruts in the turf runway that were hidden from view.
- [NTSB DEN99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA167.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Rifle, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N323DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Factors were the strong crosswind weather conditions, and the runway sign that the airplane impacted.
- [NTSB SEA99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA167.md): Cessna 182S · Kamiah, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N182MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach, his inadequate remedial action, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. Factors included a short, confined landing area and a tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA230.md): Cessna 182 · Pepperell, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N2001G · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear bolt failure for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI99LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA345.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Troy, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N53895 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Factors in the accident were the proper alignment not attained by the pilot and the trees.
- [NTSB FTW99LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA260.md): Cessna 172K · Mountain Home, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1999 · N84697 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain runway alignment. Factors were the dark night conditions, an embankment, and the pilot's lack of total experience flying at night.
- [NTSB SEA99LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA164.md): Cessna 182Q · Crescent Lake, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1999 · N22WR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing. Factors include a sudden wind shift, a crosswind gust, and tall trees growing along the side of the airstrip.
- [NTSB SEA99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA162.md): Stinson 108-2 · Burley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1999 · N9358K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include a taxiway marking sign located adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX99TA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99TA308.md): Cessna A185F · Daggett, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 15, 1999 · N9497N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to recognize an excessive rate of descent and his subsequent delayed flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550/cases.md?page=265

## 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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