# 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 WPR22LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA163.md): Textron T206H · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2022 · N20617 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control for undetermined reasons. Contributing was the overstress fracture of the nose gear upper trunnion brace attach point.
- [NTSB CEN22LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA183.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Wharton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2022 · N66NP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR22LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA161.md): Cessna 172I · Blanding, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2022 · N46055 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control during an aborted landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA032.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2022 · N64518 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach to landing which resulted in an impact with a snow berm and a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA159.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2022 · N822SA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear brace rib for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB CEN22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA179.md): Cessna 172N · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2022 · N711DA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot and the student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR22LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA155.md): Cessna 170B · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2022 · N2929D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA22LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA190.md): Textron 525B · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2022 · N225SC · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA175.md): Cessna 177 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2022 · N2837X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA22WA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA157.md): Beech BE58 · Kununurra, Australia · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 16, 2022 · VH-NPT · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA22LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA196.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Zebulon, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2022 · N7784S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR22LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA180.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2022 · N8493P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear on approach due to distraction.
- [NTSB ERA22LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA197.md): Cessna 182R · Tuskegee, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2022 · N9388X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind wind conditions which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA22WA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA168.md): Cessna 414A · Herzogenaurach, Germany · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 12, 2022 · N414K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC22LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA029.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2022 · N135ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive touchdown speed, which resulted in a long landing and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA152.md): Adams Balloons A55S · Safford, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2022 · N866RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the balloon’s fast approach to an unsuitable confined landing site, which resulted in a collision with powerline wires.
- [NTSB ERA22LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA184.md): Piper J3C-65 · Bald Head Island, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2022 · N4693S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing on a soft surface.
- [NTSB ANC22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA028.md): Cessna 172H · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2022 · N8020L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB CEN22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA175.md): Cessna 182Q · Hebbronville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2022 · N978C · Substantial damage
  > The pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB DCA22WA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA118.md): Airbus A320 · Copenhagen, Denmark · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 8, 2022 · CS-TNV · No damage
- [NTSB DCA22WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA113.md): Douglas DC3 · San Felipe, Colombia · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 8, 2022 · HK5016 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA173.md): Cessna 172M · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 8, 2022 · N1141U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during landing, which led to a runway excursion and nose-over of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN22LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA172.md): Cessna A185F · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 8, 2022 · N1040F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA22LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA185.md): PF Cub Flyers CCK-2000 · Collegedale, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2022 · N311PF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB DCA22WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA109.md): Boeing 757 · San Jose, Costa Rica · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 7, 2022 · HP-2010DAE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA147.md): Cessna 172N · Tuscon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2022 · N733EJ · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during the landing roll, due to missing hardware which resulted in the separation of the nose landing gear torque links.
- [NTSB ERA22LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA183.md): Cessna 172RG · Waterville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2022 · N9440D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s incorrect landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA22LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA210.md): Henderson Clifford S Super Bear CSH-1 · Indiana, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2022 · N371M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN22FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA168.md): Cessna TU206F · Marlin, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 5, 2022 · N858JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB WPR22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA142.md): Barber Robert L Sonerai II L · Jean, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N333BM · Substantial damage
  > A reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN22LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA170.md): Cessna 172 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N857CP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN22LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA169.md): Cessna 172RG · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N5338V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to extend the landing gear and perform a before landing checklist.
- [NTSB CEN22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA165.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Calhan, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N9119W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR22LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA141.md): Fernandes Dale R Glasair II S-FT · Saline Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N727DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to establish a controlled descent rate during landing which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA175.md): Learjet 45 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2022 · N877W · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DCA22WA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA108.md): Boeing 737 · Madrid, Spain · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 31, 2022 · EI-DLC · No damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA139.md): Aviat A-1B · Swan Valley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2022 · N35AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll on a snow-covered runway surface.
- [NTSB GAA22WA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA310.md): Piper PA60 · Montevideo, Uruguay · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 30, 2022 · LV-MBZ · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA138.md): Sachse Stephan Aventura II · Klekot, Poland · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 29, 2022 · N27ZX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA177.md): Cessna R182 · McAllen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2022 · XB-CMU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction.
- [NTSB CEN22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA159.md): Aerostar International RXS-8 · Yutan, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2022 · N9106Q · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s improper brace during landing which resulted in a serious injury during the landing sequence.
- [NTSB ANC22LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA026.md): Cessna 152 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2022 · N915AA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the student pilot which resulted in an impact with terrain and a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA171.md): Cessna 172 · Sparta, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2022 · N8431U · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly affix left main landing gear components, which led to the failure of the left main landing gear during the accident flight.
- [NTSB WPR22LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA131.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2022 · N976PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN22LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA161.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Benton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2022 · N7523Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing.
- [NTSB GAA22WA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA139.md): Piper PA28 · Hilversum, Netherlands · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 24, 2022 · N611JP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA135.md): Airplane Factory Sling LSA · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2022 · N863SL · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s loss of airplane control during an aborted landing due to a wind shift, which resulted in an impact with a runway sign.
- [NTSB WPR22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA134.md): Autogyro Cavalon · El Monte, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2022 · N1688B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s diverted attention during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN22LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA153.md): Piper PA-46-600TP · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2022 · N627PR · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s hard right turn during landing in crosswind conditions and a subsequent loss of directional control due to adverse airplane-pilot coupling attributable to the design of the nose landing gear, whose directional stability was sensitive to…
- [NTSB CEN22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA174.md): Luscombe 8A · Paragould, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2022 · N1953B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a ground loop.

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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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