# NTSB investigations, DE: 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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA102.md): Cessna 172 · New Castle, DE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2026 · N969FG · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to properly identify the assigned runway during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane landing on a closed, snow-covered runway. Contributing was the illumination of the closed runway’s edge lighting.
- [NTSB ERA24LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA264.md): Vans RV6 · Townsend, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2024 · N298Z · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with rough or soft terrain during landing, resulting in a bent nose landing gear leg and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA415.md): Cessna T210N · Georgetown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 25, 2022 · N5132C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was an inoperative landing gear warning horn.
- [NTSB ERA21LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA058.md): Champion 7FC · Georgetown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 28, 2020 · N7596B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA20CA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA318.md): Cessna 172 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2020 · N19813 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA16CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA057.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Farmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 27, 2015 · N53488 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at an uncontrolled airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway. In addition, the biplane…
- [NTSB ERA13CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA384.md): Cessna 172S · Middletown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2013 · N647SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA393.md): North American AT-6C · Delmar, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2012 · N7055K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to go around after not attaining the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.
- [NTSB ERA11LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA484.md): North American TB-25N · Georgetown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2011 · N9079Z · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's inadequate examination of the main landing gear during the airplane’s most recent conditional inspection, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the right main landing gear shock strut drag arm during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA09CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA207.md): Piper PA28-151 · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2009 · N41568 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA09CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA217.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Middletown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 1, 2008 · N276 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty conditions.
- [NTSB NYC07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA213.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Wilmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2007 · N251AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gust.
- [NTSB NYC99LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA188.md): Cessna 172R · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1999 · N2746C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA183.md): Cessna 172G · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1999 · N6017R · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to execute a go-around. Factors include excessive airspeed on the final approach, and the student pilot's attempt to land beyond a safe touchdown point.
- [NTSB IAD98LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA081.md): Cessna 172G · Dover, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1998 · N5907R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB NYC98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA086.md): Globe Swift · Milton, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1998 · N10JN · Substantial damage
  > improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB IAD98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA003.md): Cessna 152 · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1997 · N89627 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC98LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA002.md): Cessna 150M · Georgetown, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1997 · N63235 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB BFO94LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA157.md): Beech A-23 · Felton, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1994 · N1462L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control. A factor is the pilot's failure to do a go around.
- [NTSB BFO94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA150.md): Beech 36 · Georgetown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1994 · N15512 · Substantial damage
  > The issuance of a NOTAM with inadequate information. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and the lack of visual cues concerning the construction barrier.
- [NTSB BFO94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA058.md): Piper PA-38-112 · New Castle, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1994 · N2542L · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate clearance from obstacles, which resulted in birds strike. A factor was night conditions.
- [NTSB BFO91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA085.md): Beech 35 · Cheswold, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1991 · N2957V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive sink rate and crab angle while landing his aircraft.
- [NTSB BFO89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA041.md): Cessna 152 · Dover Afb, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1989 · N69271 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled porpoise, loss of directional control, and an uncontrolled ground swerve. His lack of experience, a crosswind, and…
- [NTSB BFO88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA052.md): Cessna 177 · Milford, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1988 · N35253 · Destroyed
  > The plt stated the landing apch was too fast and the acft bounced on touchdown. The plt stabilized the acft and attempted another touchdown, however, the acft bounced again. Having used over half the rwy by this time, the plt elected to abort the landing by…
- [NTSB BFO88DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DHD02.md): Boeing A75N1 · Milton, DE · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 16, 1987 · N53488 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper brake application during a 'wheel' landing, which resulted in the aircraft nosing over. The slight downslope of the airstrip, a quartering tailwind, inadequate supervision on the part of the check pilot, and the pilot's lack of…
- [NTSB BFO85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA076.md): Cessna 401 · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1985 · N3298Q · Substantial damage
  > After landing on runway 27, the pilot slowed the aircraft to approximately 30 mph. The aircraft had rolled out about 1000 feet when the gear horn sounded and all three landing gear collapsed. The pilot reached for the gear switch, which was in the up…
- [NTSB NYC84LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA312.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Ellendale, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1984 · N2414L · Substantial damage
  > Due to high oil temp the solo student plt elected to make a precautionary landing. During the rollout a x-wind from the right resulted in the acft drifting left off the rwy. The left wing struck soy bean plants causing the acft to spin to the right collapsing…
- [NTSB NYC84LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA298.md): Beech A23-24 · Eagle Crest, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1984 · N62AC · Substantial damage
  > After landing the plt used power to continue taxiing to the end of the wet grass rwy. Stopping distance was misjudged when braking began and the acft overran the rwy colliding with a small ditch. One main gear and the nose gear collapsed.
- [NTSB NYC84LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA256.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Smyrna, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1984 · N2936N · Substantial damage
  > Acft contacted a ditch and nosed over during a precautionary landing after plt noticed engine was running rough. Cause of engine roughness could not be determined through inspection of the engine.
- [NTSB NYC84LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA199.md): Piper PA-32R · Rehoboth Beach, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1984 · N5870V · Substantial damage
  > Based on erroneous information PIC assumed road construction was work to pave grass strip. He landed on a road being constructed in a housing expansion area. During landing roll the left main gear broke off after contacting a dirt mound.
- [NTSB NYC83LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA250.md): Cessna C172M · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1983 · N64006 · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the end of the rwy, groundlooped, and collided with a tree during an effort to avoid a blast fence. The landing, made at night with touchdown occurring too FAR down the rwy. An approach had already been abandoned due to excessive airspeed,…
- [NTSB NYC81FHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD33.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Rehoboth Beach, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1981 · N4553D · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FHD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD27.md): Cessna 172 · Lepsic, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 31, 1981 · N739BF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD18.md): Piper PA-28 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 4, 1981 · N98247 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD10.md): Hawker-Sdly DH125 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1980 · N926LR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD80DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DHD02.md): Cessna 172 · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 7, 1979 · N739BF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FHD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FHD09.md): Beech 58 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 16, 1979 · N4786M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FHD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FHD05.md): Cessna 150 · Rehobeth, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1978 · N5440Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD24.md): Beech V35B · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N444KM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA091.md): Lockheed L-382G · Dover, DE · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1978 · N23ST · Minor damage
- [NTSB IAD76DHD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DHD42.md): Cessna 172 · Selbyville, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 24, 1976 · N50983 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76FHD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FHD23.md): Cessna 172 · Milford, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1976 · N61992 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76II036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II036.md): Grumman G-159 · New Castle, DE · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1975 · N80AC · Minor damage
- [NTSB IAD76DHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DHD10.md): Aerocomdr 112 · Rehoboth Beach, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1975 · N1064J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76AI015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI015.md): Emstrom F28A · Harrington, DE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 12, 1975 · N281Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD75DHD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DHD55.md): Beech A23A · Wyoming, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1975 · N2310W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FHD30.md): Erco 415-C · Smyrna, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 28, 1975 · N93781 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75II045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II045.md): Piper PA-34 · Dover, DE · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 24, 1975 · N15686 · Minor damage
- [NTSB NYC75AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN016.md): Piper PA-34 · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 1, 1974 · N56541 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75DHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DHD06.md): Piper PA-28 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1974 · N1961T · Substantial damage

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'DE' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 550)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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