# 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 ANC92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA151.md): Cessna 185E · Yakutat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1992 · N3347L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command not maintaining directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA199.md): Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Bucoda, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N8011Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment while landing on water, resulting in a swerve during deceleration.
- [NTSB MIA92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA168.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Oak Hill, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N8410R · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command to level off during the simulated forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX92LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA371.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N8647W · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. The gusty nature of the cross wind condiitons encountered was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX92LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA370.md): Cessna 150G · Woodland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N2421J · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the students lack of total experience and the soft nature of the recently plowed field the aircraft encountered.
- [NTSB CHI92LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA261.md): Cessna 172N · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N100SU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ATL92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA168.md): Beech C23 · Pageland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1992 · N63892 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper touchdown, resulting in an overload failure of the nose gear attachment support tubes. Factors were the lack of total experience of the pilot and the ditch adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX92LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA364.md): Cessna 140 · Reedley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1992 · N72172 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll and his excessive use of the brakes.
- [NTSB CHI92LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA256.md): Cessna A185F · St. Cloud, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1992 · N185RF · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command to abort takeoff before overrunning the lake edge.
- [NTSB ANC92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA146.md): Cessna 206 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1992 · N711FY · Substantial damage
  > Proper touchdown point was not attained by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: the tailwind and the improper approach procedure used by the pilot, an inadequate background check of pilot in hiring by company/mgmt, inadequate training and check of…
- [NTSB SEA92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA190.md): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader · Mattawa, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1992 · N2252Z · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent locking of the acft brakes while landing by the PIC, resulting in an acft nose over on the gravel strip.
- [NTSB ATL92LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA164.md): Classic Waco YMF-5 · Surfside Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1992 · N527MN · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear as a result of inadequate manufacturing.
- [NTSB SEA92LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA186.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1992 · N2169A · Substantial damage
  > Poor inflight planning/decision by the pilot in command. Factors contributing to the accident were: the gravel/dirt bank, night environmental conditions, and runway lighting unavailable.
- [NTSB NYC92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA176.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Coatesville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1992 · N37DD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue the approach and eventual touching down off the runway which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and collapsing the landing gear. A factor in this accident was the pilot's loss of visual perception and fog.
- [NTSB LAX92LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA363.md): North American NA-64 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1992 · N3201U · Substantial damage
  > Leakage of brake fluid from an unknown source onto the brake lining and drum.
- [NTSB NYC92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA172.md): Bellanca 7ECA · West Mifflin, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N50264 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently ground looped the airplane which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's limited flight time in this make and model airplane.
- [NTSB LAX92LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA359.md): TBM TBM 700 · So. Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N339W · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to adequately anticipate and compensate for the variable cross wind condition, and, the pilot in command's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor in the accident was the left seat pilot's limited total experience and…
- [NTSB DEN92LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA086.md): Cessna 182Q · Crested Butte, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N735JN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing, and the use of a flap setting less than a landing flap configuration.
- [NTSB SEA92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA185.md): Schaknowski Dyke Delta JD-2 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1992 · N78BS · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue of the left main landing gear axle.
- [NTSB CHI92LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA251.md): Cessna 182P · Ephraim, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1992 · N1368S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected the wrong runway for landing.
- [NTSB NYC92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA171.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1992 · N8371H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control during the flare, resulting in porpoising and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX92LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA362.md): Enstrom F28C · Irwindale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1992 · N595H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare during a practice autorotation.
- [NTSB ATL92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA163.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Oviedo, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1992 · N2662R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the dual student to properly flare the aircraft during the landing attempt, and the flight instructor's failure to perform remedial action to prevent the hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA170.md): Gerald Barker Quicky 2 · Altoona, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N244GB · Substantial damage
  > An onground collision with a VASI light box after the tailwheel strut broke upon touchdown and the pilot lost directional control.
- [NTSB LAX92LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA358.md): Grumman G-164A · Laveen, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N5363 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI92LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA246.md): Cessna 140 · Chillicothe, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1992 · N72379 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the airplanes brakes.
- [NTSB ATL92LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA161.md): Cessna 172N · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1992 · N5415J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience and the crosswind conditions at the airport.
- [NTSB SEA92LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA187.md): Cessna 182F · Alderwood Manor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · N3551Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected the wrong runway for wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX92LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA353.md): Fleet II · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · NC413K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition, and improper use of the flight controls. Contributing to this accident was the crosswind condition and the collapsing of the main landing gear due to overload.
- [NTSB CHI92LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA244.md): Beech 19A · Park Rapids, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1992 · N6055N · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing due to excessive descent rate.
- [NTSB ANC92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA149.md): Cessna 182P · Montague Island, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1992 · N7388Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command did not properly align the airplane with the airstrip landing zone. A factor which contributed to the accident were the trees.
- [NTSB NYC92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA165.md): Schweizer 269C · London, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1992 · N63SS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to properly judge his altitude during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a tail rotor ground strike and roll over upon touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA132.md): Piper PA-18 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1992 · N3906Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain airspeed and stalled the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the unfavorable wind condition.
- [NTSB SEA92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA179.md): Cessna A185F · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N1207Q · Substantial damage
  > Directional control was not maintained. Factors to the accident were: a loose gravel airstrip, wind gusts and inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB NYC92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA158.md): Stinson ST-75 · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N8495K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, and inadvertently swerved and ground looped into two parked airplanes. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of expereince in this make and model airplane.
- [NTSB CHI92LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA253.md): Lake LA-4 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N8WW · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's directing a turn to change heading in the flare.
- [NTSB CHI92LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA240.md): Piper PA-31T1 · Osage Beach, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N701PT · Substantial damage
  > Failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB SEA92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA178.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Pacific City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1992 · N2328Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected the wrong runway relative to the wind and then delayed in aborting the landing. The tailwind was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA158.md): Cessna 182Q · Ft. Payne, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1992 · N4852N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper procedure, in that he failed to raise the flaps following the short field landing, as prescribed in the pilot's information manual, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors were the tall grass adjacent to the runway, the…
- [NTSB ANC92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA128.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Crescent Lake, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1992 · N8190Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudging his altitude on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the glassy water condition.
- [NTSB SEA92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA176.md): Cessna 180K · Wibaux, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N63242 · Substantial damage
  > A poorly planned approach.
- [NTSB MIA92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA163.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N119Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain alignment with the runway during landing. This resulted in an in-flight collision with a runway marker, collapse of the right main landing gear, and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW92DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG12.md): Grumman G-164A · Mc Crory, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N6636Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI92LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA239.md): Cessna 182BTW · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N2387G · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA175.md): Cessna 172H · Lakeview, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N8100L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include soft terrain.
- [NTSB NYC92LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA155.md): Broussard MH-1521M · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N239HL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard bounced landing and subsequent blown tire and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB LAX92LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA344.md): Cessna 320A · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N3014R · Substantial damage
  > The locked left brake assembly due to the missing brake retaining clips.
- [NTSB LAX92LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA341.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N6649V · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the fixed base operator to properly conduct an annual inspection and inadequate compliance with the airworthiness directive. Contributing to this accident was the total failure of the main landing gear trunion due to fatigue.
- [NTSB CHI92DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DER03.md): Schneider/Brashear Sorrell SNS-7 · Alexandria, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N226HB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC92LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA148.md): Beech 24R · Eliot, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1992 · N3824Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed the airspeed to get excessive, resulting in the airplane touching down too long and too fast.

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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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