# 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 CEN24LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA041.md): Piper J3C · Buffalo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2023 · N30494 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering headwind.
- [NTSB CEN24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA040.md): ICP Savannah S · Mountain View, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2023 · N425LM · Substantial damage
  > The sport pilot’s poor decision to allow a noncertificated pilot to land the airplane which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA24WA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA038.md): Beech A100 · Québec, Canada · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 16, 2023 · C-GIZX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA037.md): Cessna 210 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2023 · N9515X · Substantial damage
  > A failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA041.md): Cessna 421 · Lake City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 11, 2023 · N977SM · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear collapse following an aborted takeoff due to degraded climb performance for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA037.md): Charles L. Hayes Lancair IVP Turbine · McKinney, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 11, 2023 · N751HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain and a vehicle.
- [NTSB WPR24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA031.md): Amazon.Com Services MK27-2 · Pendleton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 10, 2023 · N692PA · Substantial damage
  > The operator’s use of an insufficiently charged battery that resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB DCA24WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA026.md): Boeing 787 · New Delhi, India · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 10, 2023 · ETATL · No damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA033.md): Piper PA-12 · Baker City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2023 · N418BS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA034.md): Piper PA32R · Florala, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2023 · N100VF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB CEN24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA070.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Claremore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2023 · N522TF · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA039.md): Gaulden William D Vans RV-4 · London, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2023 · N2606A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent application of nose down pitch trim during the attempted aborted landing, which resulted in abnormal contact with the runway.
- [NTSB WPR24LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA028.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2023 · N369FF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper autorotation profile during deceleration that resulted in the tail rotor assembly impacting the ground.
- [NTSB CEN24LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA032.md): Tom Hodgson 29 · Kokomo, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 5, 2023 · N29XB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA029.md): Aerostar International RX 8 · Page, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2023 · N50466 · No damage
  > A hard landing after both burner pilot lights extinguished during the landing approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to relight the burner pilot lights.
- [NTSB WPR24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA027.md): Kitfox S5 · Ririe, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2023 · N88VJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA24LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA035.md): Piper PA18 · Tompkinsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2023 · N4056Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA002.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2023 · N3994Z · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot’s delayed action and over application of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA24WA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA306.md): Raytheon Hawker · Ibadan, Nigeria · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 3, 2023 · 5N-AMM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA031.md): Learjet 35 · Cuernavaca, Mexico · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 1, 2023 · XA-IRE · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA24LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA046.md): Piper PA-39 · Highgate, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2023 · N289WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA031.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Ocklawaha, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2023 · N9159W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent impact with a fence.
- [NTSB ERA24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA029.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Elmira, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2023 · N17903 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath for a landing on the intended runway, which resulted in an off-airport landing and impact with soft terrain.
- [NTSB ERA24LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA025.md): Cessna 305 · Williamston, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2023 · N19YM · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control to avoid a deer during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a culvert.
- [NTSB ERA24LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA024.md): Piper PA-12 · Rangeley, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2023 · N3910M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, after the right tailwheel spring separated.
- [NTSB GAA24WA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA055.md): Robinson R44 · Groenvlei, South Africa · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 26, 2023 · ZT-RBU · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA019.md): Cessna 150 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2023 · N7981E · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to relinquish the flight controls as directed by the flight instructor, resulting in a loss of control and nose over.
- [NTSB DCA24FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA017.md): Textron 510 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Oct 24, 2023 · N510HM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The takeoff by the flight crew of N269AA, without a takeoff clearance, which resulted in a collision with N510HM that was landing on an intersecting runway. Contributing to the accident was the N269AA crew’s expectation bias and distraction.
- [NTSB CEN24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA026.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Savoy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2023 · N5331N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.
- [NTSB CEN24LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA023.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Mount Pleasant, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2023 · N8088E · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA020.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Jackson, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2023 · N9101J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA017.md): Aviat A1 · Tellico Plains, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2023 · N958TW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overapplication of brakes after landing long on a constrained runway and with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA24WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA014.md): Cessna 172 · Barrancabermeja, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 19, 2023 · HK-2465G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA022.md): Cessna 172N · Bandera, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2023 · N734LJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA012.md): Beech 300 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2023 · N93GA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the runway overrun were the pilot’s application of full reverse at an airspeed higher than that allowed by the system, which added power and forward…
- [NTSB WPR24LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA019.md): Cameron Balloons U S A-315 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 14, 2023 · N315RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the balloon during landing due to unforecasted windshear and turbulent air.
- [NTSB WPR24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA026.md): Zlin Aviation Sro Savage · Fairfield, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2023 · N866SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN24LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA016.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2023 · N6605J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR24LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA016.md): Maule M-7-235C · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2023 · N235PR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA015.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2023 · N4777V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN24LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA009.md): Ballonbau Wörner NL-STU/1000 · Crandall, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2023 · D-OGBL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command’s inadequate descent planning that resulted in the balloon contacting power lines shortly after landing and an explosion of hydrogen gas.
- [NTSB WPR24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA008.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Caldwell, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2023 · N838SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a roll over.
- [NTSB GAA24WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA017.md): Cessna 170B · Duxford, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 9, 2023 · N2366D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA007.md): Fairchild 24 G · Peyton, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2023 · N19173 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive brake application during landing rollout led to the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB WPR24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA011.md): Cameron Balloons US A-105 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2023 · N105BM · No damage
  > A hard landing to a short field, due to windy conditions and a lack of suitable alternate landing areas, which resulted in a passenger sustaining a broken ankle.
- [NTSB GAA24WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA015.md): Cessna 172N · Merriton, Australia · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 8, 2023 · VH-RSB
- [NTSB ERA24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA004.md): Michael J Wright SA300 · Georgetown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2023 · N27MW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting a gusting crosswind, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA001.md): Nathan A Rehak CAW-12 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2023 · N2129P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after failing to determine wind direction during landing in variable, gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA24WA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA016.md): Christen Industries A1 · Hida Air Park, Japan · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 7, 2023 · JA4083 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA005.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Harrisonburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2023 · N13BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550/cases.md?page=29

## 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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