# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180: 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 CHI06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA054.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Rockford, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 8, 2005 · N2196B · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the commercial pilot (dual student) to maintain a proper descent rate and a safe airspeed during the simulated forced landing. Additional causes were the failure of the flight instructor and the dual student to initiate a go-around in sufficient…
- [NTSB MIA05CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA072.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 6, 2005 · N21427 · Substantial damage
  > The dual student's improper descent rate during a simulated engine failure and simulated forced landing and the CFI's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA100.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1999 · N106BM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare resulting in a hard touchdown, and, his failure to adequately compensate for the existing crosswind condition and to maintain directional control during rollout on the wet runway.
- [NTSB LAX98LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA176.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1998 · N2153B · Substantial damage
  > The dual's student improper flare that led to the right main landing gear collapsing. A related factor in the accident was the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB CHI95LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA043.md): Piper PA-44 · Thief Rvr Falls, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1994 · N853ND · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated forced landing. A factor in the accident is the student pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB MIA88IA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA255.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Vero Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1988 · N2193V · Minor damage
  > The CFI & his pvt plt-rated multi eng student were conducting touch & go ldgs in preparation for the multi-eng rating. The CFI stated that one of the ldgs was harder than usual, but not overly hard. On the next aprch, they noticed the rt gear indicator was…
- [NTSB MIA88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA029.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1987 · N269ER · Substantial damage
  > While practicing short field landings, the student plt flared the acft prematurely resulting in a hard landing & substantial damage. The acft was then taxied to the ramp.

## 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 ('7104402', '7104406')
    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?model=7104402&occurrence=200

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