# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120: Nose over

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 ATL06CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA017.md): Cessna 120 · Woodstock, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 18, 2005 · N57N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking resulted in a nose over during landing roll.
- [NTSB MIA03CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA113.md): Cessna 120 · Plant City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2003 · N76494 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane resulting in it nosing over during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI98LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA325.md): Cessna 120 · Benton, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1998 · N76884 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertant excessive use of the toe brakes during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA108.md): Cessna 120 · Rimrock, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1996 · N2965N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, and his excessive use of brakes while decelerating the airplane during the aborted takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's loading the airplane above its maximum gross weight, high density…
- [NTSB SEA95LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA047.md): Cessna 120 · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1995 · N77480 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and inadvertent use of the brakes.
- [NTSB CHI94LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA278.md): Cessna 120 · Manitowoc, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1994 · N1987V · Substantial damage
  > the private pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing roll. A related factor is his lack of total experience.
- [NTSB ATL91LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA079.md): Cessna 120 · Pinebluff, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1991 · N46GB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. The pilot's failure to calculate the aircraft's performance for the existing conditions was a factor related to the accident.
- [NTSB MIA87LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA159.md): Cessna 120 · Oklawaha, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1987 · N2106V · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that a t-strm had recently passed over his home airstrip made of clay & grass & had left a puddle of standing water about 4 inches deep on a portion of the rwy. During the landing roll, just prior to the tailwheel contacting the rwy, the main…
- [NTSB LAX83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA126.md): Cessna 120 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1983 · N1958V · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported he was taxiing in winds that were moderate & gusting. While taxiing, he made s-turns & positioned the controls to compensate for the wind. As he approached the run-up area, he reduced power to slow down. At about that time, the nose suddenly…
- [NTSB ATL82DA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA277.md): Cessna 120 · Hawkinsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 16, 1982 · N2103V · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft nosed over while landing in a peanut field. The pilot reported that the terrain was softer than he realized, and when he applied brake pressure, the plane nosed over. He believed the accident would not have occurred it brakes had not been applied.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071402')
    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" = 300))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071402&occurrence=300

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