# 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 WPR22LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA373.md): Cessna 177RG · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2022 · N52946 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, resulting in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the airplane’s belly.
- [NTSB CEN22LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA399.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Sullivan, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2022 · N3331R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA443.md): Piper PA28 · Owasso, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2022 · N3572Z · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the short field landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA307.md): Rans S20 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2022 · N578CR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of airplane control during a go-around when the airplane stalled and collided with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN22LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA388.md): Piper PA-28 · Lucedale, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2022 · N5341W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on the wet turf runway with a higher speed.
- [NTSB WPR22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA306.md): Cessna L-19E · Moriarty, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 14, 2022 · N320DA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB DCA22WA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA184.md): Boeing 737 · Banjarmasin, Indonesia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 14, 2022 · PK-YGV · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA374.md): Ica Brasov IS-28B2 · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2022 · N213SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA065.md): Cessna R172K · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2022 · N736KP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA299.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2022 · N987WH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during an off-field landing, which resulted in loss of control and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA300.md): Hoffman David J Murphy Elite · Manley Hot Springs, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2022 · N8486D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstable approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA377.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Lehighton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2022 · N7695W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to ensure the runway was clear before landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.
- [NTSB CEN22LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA378.md): Cessna 210B · Clinton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2022 · N9637X · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue crack in the hydraulic actuator, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot’s inability to fully extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA22LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA363.md): Cessna 150H · Ellenville, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N50439 · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots’ decision to perform the takeoff near maximum gross weight with 10° of flaps, contrary to the owner’s manual procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s degraded climb performance approaching high terrain.
- [NTSB DCA22LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA178.md): Boeing 757-251 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N540US · Substantial damage
  > The overpitch control of the airplane during landing resulting in a tail strike.
- [NTSB CEN22LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA363.md): Schleicher ASW-20B · Waller, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N921M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA370.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Highland, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2022 · N424BG · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
- [NTSB WPR22LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA294.md): Piper PA-28-160 · White Salmon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2022 · N7485R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to go around which, resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN22LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA373.md): Cessna 180C · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2022 · N9211T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN22LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA368.md): Cessna 182P · Midland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2022 · N4691K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with gusting wind.
- [NTSB WPR22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA290.md): EADS Socata TBM 700 · Carlsbad, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2022 · N620WG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to a distraction, which resulted in an impact with the runway.
- [NTSB ERA22LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA357.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Leghighton, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2022 · N45CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing on a slope, which resulted in dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB ERA22LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA355.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Cranberry Township, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2022 · N9325H · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA22LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA352.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Nixon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2022 · N459BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane’s right side door was properly secured prior to departing on the accident…
- [NTSB CEN22LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA381.md): Piper PA31 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2022 · N317AK · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage.
- [NTSB GAA22WA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA242.md): Piper PA28 · Sungai Pinji, Malaysia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 1, 2022 · 9M-BAA · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA349.md): Beech 35 · Wauchula, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N119ED · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing. A contributing factor was a degraded left main landing gear wheel assembly.
- [NTSB CEN22LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA379.md): Cessna 182E · Joliet, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2022 · N3519Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA353.md): Stinson 108-1 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2022 · N9162K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a collapse of the left main landing gear.
- [NTSB DCA22WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA164.md): Boeing 737-800 · Chiang Rai, Thailand · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 30, 2022 · HS-DBR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA369.md): ICP Savannah S · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2022 · N5200S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.
- [NTSB GAA22WA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA312.md): Cessna 172P · Mukuchi - Sangar, Russia · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 28, 2022 · RA-67332 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA372.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N320KT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch.
- [NTSB ANC22LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA062.md): Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N6165V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with equipment.
- [NTSB WPR22LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA292.md): Piper PA-28-181 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N41757 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s unstable approach and inadequate flare which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA360.md): Cessna 172K · Barnstable, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N7437G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA392.md): Mooney M20C · Farmington, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2022 · N21007 · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the landing gear during landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC22LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA061.md): Maule M-4-210 · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2022 · N4743T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA22WA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA315.md): Cessna 560 · Salta, Argentina · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 24, 2022 · LV-KFB · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA339.md): Cessna T310R · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2022 · N731AJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA332.md): Cessna L-19E · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2022 · N3946K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR22LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA270.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33 · Livingston, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N2482W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, and the instructor’s lack of remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR22LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA269.md): Miller-Thorp T-18 Tiger · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N926WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN22LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA338.md): Waco Classic YMF-5C · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N140W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA295.md): Piper PA-12 · Lexington, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N7632H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting wind.
- [NTSB GAA22WA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA239.md): Cessna 152 · Baramati, India · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 22, 2022 · VT-ALI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA339.md): Vulcanair V1 · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N979DS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA337.md): Cessna 180J · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2022 · N669CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN22LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA328.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 · Mount Vernon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2022 · N228MT · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate securement of the cloth fire extinguisher cover, which resulted in it being blown off the fire extinguisher and ingested into the helicopter’s fenestron during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA327.md): Champion 7KCAB · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2022 · N7119 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane with a gusty crosswind.

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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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