# NTSB investigations: Continental 0-300 series: Hard 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. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DFW07CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA140.md): Cessna 172G · Katy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2007 · N4260L · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to recover from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ATL06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA033.md): Cessna 172H · Waycross, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 6, 2005 · N1689F · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB MIA05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA067.md): Cessna 172 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 3, 2005 · N4980R · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB MIA05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA027.md): Cessna 170A · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2004 · N9059A · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CHI04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA121.md): Cessna 172C · Fort Leavenwort, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2004 · N1806Y · Substantial damage > The inadequate flare by the pilot. - [NTSB CHI04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA088.md): Cessna 172A · Springfield, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N7265T · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to initiate a go-around and the airplane porpoised during the hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive groundspeed and the overload failure of the nose gear. - [NTSB NYC03CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA185.md): Cessna 172E · Lemont Furnace, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2003 · N5628T · Destroyed > The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery. A factor was the pilot's inadequate flare during the initial touchdown. - [NTSB CHI03LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA166.md): Cessna 172H · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2003 · N1730F · Substantial damage > Misjudgment of the landing flare by the pilot in command resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA168.md): Cessna 170B · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2002 · N4338B · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was a sudden wind shift on final approach. - [NTSB CHI02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA077.md): Cessna 172 · Manito, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2002 · N7025A · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper planning and decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and hard landing. The gusting crosswind conditions were a contributing factor. - [NTSB ATL01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA101.md): Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2001 · N7006A · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot induced porpoise. - [NTSB ATL01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA018.md): Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2000 · N8507B · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly. - [NTSB LAX01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA008.md): Cessna 172H · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2000 · N3715R · Substantial damage > An inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise resulting from the pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate power management. - [NTSB IAD00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA061.md): Cessna 172H · Friendly, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2000 · N1688F · Substantial damage > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for winds that resulted in his failure to maintain runway alignment and a hard landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA148.md): Cessna 172H · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2000 · N2440L · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA049.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1999 · N8250U · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise. - [NTSB CHI99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA030.md): Cessna 172C · Falls City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1998 · N1806Y · Substantial damage > the flight instructor (on the ground)'s conducting inadequate initial training of the student pilot. Factors were the student pilot's misjudging the flare and his lack of total experience in the type of operation. - [NTSB LAX98LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA301.md): Cessna 172F · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1998 · N8761U · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudging the flare point and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin, which resulted in a stall/mush and hard landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions. - [NTSB FTW98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA166.md): Cessna 172F · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1998 · N7894U · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper in flight planning/decision in electing to land with a known 30 knot tailwind. Factors were high winds and a tailwind. - [NTSB NYC97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA002.md): Cessna 172H · Chatham, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1996 · N3707R · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane. - [NTSB FTW96LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA362.md): Cessna 172H · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1996 · N3782F · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flaring of the airplane at too high an altitude, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA209.md): Cessna 172 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1996 · N8811B · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ANC96LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA074.md): Cessna 172 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1996 · N3795L · Substantial damage > The student pilot's premature flare and the flight instructor's failure to perform remedial action prior to the hard landing. - [NTSB CHI95LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA220.md): Cessna 172 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1995 · N6368E · Substantial damage > the pilot's lack of experience in flying from the right seat. A factor was the steep final approach. - [NTSB MIA95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA005.md): Cessna 172F · Indiantown, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1994 · N5415R · Substantial damage > The improper landing flare by the pilot resulting in the hard landing. - [NTSB CHI94LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA338.md): Cessna 172 · Mora, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1994 · N8064B · Substantial damage > was an improper touchdown by the pilot-in-command. Factor's associated with this accident were the pilot's diverted attention due to his perception of a crosswind condition and the pilot not performing a recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB SEA91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA080.md): Cessna 172A · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1991 · N9852T · Substantial damage > An inadequately planned approach which resulted in a hard landing. Factors to the accident were rough water landing conditions, poor supervision by the CFI, and the overload condition to the float assembly. - [NTSB DEN91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA011.md): Cessna 172H · Buena Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1990 · N2665L · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to flare properly during landing. The pilot's total lack of experience is a factor. - [NTSB BFO88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA077.md): Cessna 172 · Oakland, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1988 · N4156F · Substantial damage > According to the pilot the landing approach for runway 22 was made over power lines. He stated that during the approach the stall warning horn activated and he increased power to maintain 60 mph with 20 degs of flaps. Once estimating that his intended point… - [NTSB CHI87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA169.md): Cessna 172 · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1987 · N2501L · Substantial damage > The instructor (CFI) & pvt plt (student) were on a renter's check-out flt to familiarize the student with a Cessna 172. While practicing landings, tower psnl provided a windshear alert. Drg an apch to land, the acft went into a high sink rate over the apch… - [NTSB FTW87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA167.md): Cessna 172E · Quitman, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1987 · N5594T · Substantial damage > During final approach for landing, the pilot allowed the airspeed to drop. The aircraft stalled at approximately 30 to 40 feet AGL. Substantial damage occurred when the aircraft bounced, cartwheeled and slid to a stop backwards 300 feetbeyond the threshold. - [NTSB FTW85LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA334.md): Cessna 172B · Ada, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N8301X · Substantial damage > The student plt, who had been executing touch and go landings, stated that the acft bounced on touchdown and began porpoising. The student over-corrected and the acft subsequently impacted the runway in a nose low attitude damaging the prop, nose gear and the… - [NTSB ATL85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA116.md): Cessna 172H · Buena Vista, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1985 · N3227L · Substantial damage > Acft slipped on final due to being high. Landed hard and bounced. On second touchdown rudder was still applied and acft veered off runway colliding with ditch bank. - [NTSB LAX85LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA009.md): Cessna 172H · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1984 · N8048L · Substantial damage > The plt said that after he returned to the arpt for a night landing, he applied back pressure during the flare, then heard the stall warning horn. Subsequently, the acft was damaged when it landed hard & bounced. However, the plt was able to taxi to the… - [NTSB ATL84FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT08.md): Cessna 172 · Walls, MS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 13, 1984 · N8008X · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he stalled the acft about 15 ft AGL. When the acft hit the rwy it flipped over. - [NTSB CHI84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA100.md): Cessna 172E · Lk In The Hills, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1984 · N3631S · Substantial damage > The plt made a hard landing which damaged the nose gear making it impossible for the plt to avoid a collision with a snowbank during a subsequent landing. - [NTSB SEA83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA091.md): Swift GC-1B · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N80649 · Substantial damage > The acfts left main landing gear sheared and the acft came to rest off the runway in the grass. The pilot said that eventhough the landing gear light indicated down and locked he does not believe the rt main gear was down and locked. Duringan attempted… - [NTSB FTW83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA344.md): Cessna 172D · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1983 · N2419U · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing which was hard enough to blow the nose gear tire and collapse the nose gear assembly. - [NTSB SEA83LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA047.md): Cessna 172 · Payette, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1983 · N1415Y · Substantial damage > The acft bounced after a hard landing and drifted off the runway into a tree. The acft then stopped in the mud and nosedover. The landing was on runway 31 and the wind was 360 degrees at 8 KTS. - [NTSB FTW82DA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA333.md): Cessna 172F · Springlake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 1982 · N8239U · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that during a landing, he flared too high. The aircraft then stalled onto the runway and was substantially damaged. Reportedly, he had a 3 kt tail wind and the density altitude was about 6000 ft. - [NTSB FTW82DA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA224.md): Cessna 172 · Duncan, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 13, 1982 · N1023B · Substantial damage > The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings in winds from the southeast at 10 gusting 15 KTS. Just prior to landing, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind, then touched down hard. The engine fire wall was buckled and two tires blew out. - [NTSB ATL82IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA076.md): Cessna 172F · Mobile, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1982 · N8423U · Minor damage > Upon arrival at the aircraft, the pilot noted that the nose gear strut was under inflated. The pilot, who is training to be an A&P mechanic, diagnosed the problem as an oil leak. However, to avoid aborting the flight, he inflated the strut with air only and… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17022') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17022&occurrence=200 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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