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53,702 cases where the phase of flight was Landing.

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB GAA17CA430Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Whaleyville, VAThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.Jul 23, 2017 · N2814T · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRadford Darrel F Christen Eagle II · Atchison, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.Jul 22, 2017 · N304DR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA428Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper L 21B · Cartersville, GAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent excessive brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.Jul 22, 2017 · N3907E · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKubassek David Zenith 601 · Aiken, SCThe failure of the nose landing gear’s (NLG) lower bearing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing, a runway excursion, and the NLG collapsing.Jul 22, 2017 · N651JL · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Lee's Summit, MOThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to the failure of the right brake seal.Jul 21, 2017 · N8954K · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11BC · Gilbert, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jul 20, 2017 · N3154E · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Factoryville, PAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.Jul 20, 2017 · N4876F · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA447Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMichael Dean Grissom Grissom Pober Pixie · Louisburg, NCThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 19, 2017 · N489MG · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA438Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · New Market, VAThe airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.Jul 19, 2017 · N55EM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA256Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportD & K Baby Belle · Spartanburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during the approach to landing.Jul 19, 2017 · N211CJ · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWeatherly 620 · Pemberton Twp, NJAn in-flight collision with a bird during takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent collision with trees and terrain.Jul 19, 2017 · N9270W · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17WA279Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper Piper J3C-65 · Laukaa, FinlandOn July 19, 2017, about 0903 coordinated universal time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, Finnish registration OH-PAD, was destroyed when it collided with the trees and terrain near Laukaa, Finland. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane departed a private…Jul 19, 2017 · OH-PAD · DestroyedNTSB GAA17CA425Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Bowling Green, OHThe pilot’s and flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear.Jul 18, 2017 · N786BG · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 · Lone Rock, WIThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion during the aborted landing. Contributing to the improper landing flare was the student’s distraction by a deer…Jul 18, 2017 · N445X · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Breckenridge, MIThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness during the approach over a corn field, which resulted in collision with corn stalks.Jul 18, 2017 · N9807D · Substantial damageNTSB DCA17WA160Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Wamena, IndonesiaThe KNKT of Indonesia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on July 18, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Indonesia's investigation under the provisions of…Jul 18, 2017 · PK-YGG · Minor damageNTSB GAA17CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Leavenworth, KSThe pilot’s inadvertent toe brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.Jul 17, 2017 · N4432C · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 · Franklin, VAA collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jul 16, 2017 · N41827 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA414Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TU206 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a porpoised landing.Jul 16, 2017 · N166Z · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172 · Naples, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing.Jul 16, 2017 · N736NK · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Marion, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 15, 2017 · N31841 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR17LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech D55 · Hailey, IDThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.Jul 14, 2017 · N1796A · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA419Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Fort Worth, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a propeller strike.Jul 14, 2017 · N82629 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17CA244Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20R · Venice, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind conditions.Jul 14, 2017 · N57GX · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA409Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Spicewood, TXThe pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before landing on water.Jul 13, 2017 · N108SR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA408Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18 · Denali, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a narrow, unimproved airstrip in gusting wind conditions.Jul 13, 2017 · N8560C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR17LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Nampa, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel airplane during the landing roll.Jul 11, 2017 · N185LC · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Friday Harbor, WAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.Jul 11, 2017 · N2714D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA404Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 · King Vale, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing in a dusty, unimproved landing zone.Jul 11, 2017 · N357PJ · Substantial damageNTSB DCA17WA149Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Helsinki, FinlandThe government of Finland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on July 11, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Finland's investigation under the provisions of…Jul 11, 2017 · LN-NHF · Minor damageNTSB GAA17CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Manassas, VAThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.Jul 9, 2017 · N80399 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA396Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Cottonwood, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 8, 2017 · N5195X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17CA236Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Lake Ashby, FLThe pilot's incorrect configuration of the landing gear for a water landing in an amphibious airplane, which resulted in a nose-over.Jul 8, 2017 · N796SR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA423Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210L · Yuba City, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jul 7, 2017 · N333GK · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA418Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · San Antonio, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.Jul 7, 2017 · XB-BNH · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA400Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRitter John I S D S C · Kemmerer, WYThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 7, 2017 · N599JR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA399Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Pine Bluff, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 7, 2017 · N2811C · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA397Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Ahoskie, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain proper lateral/bank control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over into water.Jul 7, 2017 · N253BC · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA390Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 407 · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a building during landing.Jul 7, 2017 · N650HP · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188B · Kankakee, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent incorrect brake application, which led to the loss of directional control.Jul 5, 2017 · N4207J · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA392Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA22 · Berlin, NHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 5, 2017 · N6936B · Substantial damageNTSB DCA17WA153Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Ciudad Juárez, MexicoThe government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on July 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of…Jul 5, 2017 · XA-AAM · No damageNTSB CEN17LA322Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClassic Waco YMF · Hamilton, OHThe pilot's loss of directional control after landing for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jul 5, 2017 · N17XK · Substantial damageNTSB WPR17LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVickers Supermaine Ltd · Marana, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.Jul 4, 2017 · N5TF · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA384Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna P210 · Willits, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to go around after the unstabilized approach.Jul 4, 2017 · N66NF · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Nashua, NHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 4, 2017 · N9961N · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA578Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 · Eagle Grove, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.Jul 3, 2017 · N711NN · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA389Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Shreveport, LAThe student’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 3, 2017 · N2173Z · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA394Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · TamuningThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.Jul 2, 2017 · N80328 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA380Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Tucson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and yaw control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.Jul 2, 2017 · N4482L · Substantial damage