# NTSB investigations: 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. Page 43 of 62 · 3,083 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB MIA88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA209.md): Cessna 152 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1988 · N46068 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that on approach for landing the acft developed a high sink rate. The acft landed hard and bounced. The pilot said she had pushed the nose of the acft down to prevent it from stalling and did not apply power. The nose gear collapsed and the… - [NTSB ATL88LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA203.md): Cessna 172 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1988 · N7392A · Substantial damage > The student & instructor (CFI) were on a practice short field apch, simulating a 50' obstacle. The CFI rprtd that as the acft came over the threshold at about 40' AGL, the airspeed was 60 mph & the flaps were extended 40 deg. The studentreduced the power to… - [NTSB ANC88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA077.md): Helio H-295 · Clear, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1988 · N6493V · Substantial damage > The commercially certificated 8,000 hour pilot was attempting to land his Helio courier airplane at a remote, private airstrip in Alaska to pick up a non-revenue passenger. He reported that he landed hard, and that the left main gear collapsed. He said that… - [NTSB ATL88LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA214.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Andrews, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1988 · N59039 · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to establish a proper apch profile and experienced a hard landing. The hard landing caused the main landing gear to collapse, and the airplane veered off of the left side of the runway. A witness located near the runway confirmed that the… - [NTSB CHI88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA138.md): Cessna 152 · Howell, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1988 · N757CD · Substantial damage - [NTSB NYC88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA171.md): Ercoupe 415C · Steep Falls, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1988 · N94037 · Substantial damage > The Ercoupe 415C took off to practice touch and go's with a student pilot in the left seat and on the controls. In the right seat was a private pilot who was listed as a pilot rated passenger. Both occupants were co-owners of the aircraft. The student pilot… - [NTSB MIA88IA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA196.md): Learjet 24 · W. Palm Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1988 · N29LA · Minor damage > The acft departed fort lauderdale executive arpt on a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight to pick up a patient in west Palm Beach FL, for a 14 CFR part 135 air ambulance flight to rochester new york. The plt stated that on landing the acft floated aprx 4000… - [NTSB ATL88LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA192.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Mccormick, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1988 · N2609G · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on her second solo cross country flight. She had deptd donaldson center near greenville, SC and had flown to athens, ga where she had completed a touch and go landing. She then proceeded to Mccormick, SC and flew over the airport to… - [NTSB NYC88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA159.md): Schweizer SGS-2-33 · Erwinna, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1988 · N1240S · Substantial damage > Accident was a loss of directional control during landing which followed a hard landing. Contributing was the improper use of spoiler control by the private pilot and the failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise the actions of the private… - [NTSB MKC88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA109.md): Cessna 182 · Dewitt, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1988 · N97536 · Substantial damage > The pilot was attempting to land on his personal grass strip, which had trees at both ends. The acft hit hard, bounced, then slid to a stop. The nose gear was separated. - [NTSB CHI88LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA122.md): Cessna 152 · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1988 · N68312 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA121.md): Cessna R172K · Aurora, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1988 · N736AF · Substantial damage > The pilot said that on final apch, 'a rapid descent took place.' The aircraft touched down on the rwy and bounced. The pilot said he added pwr and lowered the nose, but the nose gear and propeller hit the rwy. The acft bounced again and sustained substantial… - [NTSB DEN88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA113.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1988 · N67446 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was returning from a cross country training flight. At touchdown the acft bounced and began to porpoise. The nose gear collapsed and the plane nosed down. The FBO reported calm winds and dry rnwy conditions. - [NTSB LAX88LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA219.md): Cessna 182M · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1988 · N70618 · Substantial damage > At the end of a local flight, the plt was landing in gusting conditions in excess of 30 knots. According to the pilot the approach was faster than normal due to a sick passenger. On touchdown the nosewheel touched first and the airplane began a porpoising… - [NTSB LAX88LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA198.md): Enstrom F28A · La Verne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1988 · N4898 · Substantial damage > The helicopter landed hard during a practice touchdown autorotation (auto). The helo remained in closed traffic for the purpose of practicing touchdown autos to a landing area adjacent to the aprt's rwy. There was also another helo in closed traffic using the… - [NTSB FTW88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA107.md): Cessna 172N · Graham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1988 · N4659G · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on a solo round-robin cross country training flight. He made a hard landing on the nose wheel that resulted in a propeller ground strike and damaged engine firewall. Gusty surface winds prevailed at the time of the accident. - [NTSB MIA88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA171.md): Cessna 172N · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1988 · N734QP · Substantial damage > The plt stated that upon touchdown, the aircraft landed hard, bounced twice and ran off the side of the runway into the grass. - [NTSB NYC88FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA143.md): Bell 206B · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 1988 · N39071 · Substantial damage > The Bell 206B was being flown on a helicopter rating ride with the PIC in the right seat and an FAA inspector in the left seat. The oral was satisfactory and the flight check progressed to autorotations. The first one was long, the second short. On the third… - [NTSB SEA88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA091.md): Cessna 150K · Yamhill, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1988 · N6251G · Substantial damage > On short final for landing onto a 2100 foot airstrip at about 12 feet AGL, the aircraft encountered adverse winds and struck the ground in a three point attitude breaking off the nose gear. The aircraft then nosed over inverted striking a barbed wire fence.… - [NTSB CHI88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA109.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1988 · N43DR · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA167.md): Cessna 172P · Bowling Green, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1988 · N5495K · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he reduced the pwr to idle while on final appch after determining that the airplane was too high. He then lowered the nose to 'accelerate the descent'. The airplane touched down long on the rwy at about 90 KTS, and began to porpoise. He… - [NTSB DEN88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA102.md): Cessna 182P · Great Falls, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1988 · N79P · Destroyed > The private plt was returning home from a personal transportation flight with one pax, another private plt. Both men reported that while on final for rnwy 25, the sun was in their eyes and hindered their vision. The plt in command stated that he cannot… - [NTSB ANC88LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA043.md): Cessna 185 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1988 · N5060R · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he made a hard landing and at that time he lost directional control of the aircraft. The plt stated that the acft bounced and when he tried to correct the bounce the acft yawed left. The rt main gear collapsed and the acft groundlooped. - [NTSB MKC88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA078.md): Piper PA-25 · Red Cloud, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N7071Z · Substantial damage > After a first time familiarization flt, the pilot returned to the base field for ldg. During the landing attempt, the aircraft bounced, and on recovery, the pilot pitched the nose up too high. The aircraft stalled and then struck the runway damaging the… - [NTSB CHI88LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA100.md): Cessna 182D · Mt. Vernon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N8891X · Substantial damage > After electing to go-around on his first approach, the student pilot ballooned the aircraft as he passed over the runway on the second approach. Remedial action was attempted, but the pilot overcontrolled and the aircraft struck the runway slightly nosewheel… - [NTSB NYC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA123.md): Cessna 185 · Hopedale, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1988 · N4695E · Substantial damage > The pilot said he flared too high and landed hard. The pilot stated that the prop contacted the ground, the right landing gear broke, and the rt wing contacted the ground and was bent rearward during the hard landing. The plt did not file an acc report. - [NTSB ATL88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA126.md): Cessna 152 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1988 · N68726 · Substantial damage > The student plt rptd that the airplane was low on final appch, and that he applied pwr to maintain altitude. After crossing the rwy threshold, he reduced the pwr to idle & lowered the nose to maintain airspeed. He initiated a flare prior to touchdown, but the… - [NTSB MIA88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA143.md): Cessna 152 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1988 · N89224 · Substantial damage > The student plt completed 5 touch & go's with his instructor before dropping her off for first supervised solo flight. On the first touch & go landing, the acft bounced after touchdown on the main landing gear. The student plt added power, lowered the nose… - [NTSB NYC88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA116.md): Bell 206L · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1988 · N114FH · Substantial damage > During an FAA flight check an autorotational descent was made with a planned power recovery, the helicopter fell through the maneuver and collided with the ground. The main rotor blades flexed downward, striking the horizontal fin winglets and the tail boom. - [NTSB LAX88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA138.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Columbia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1988 · N47766 · Substantial damage > At the end of a cross country flt, on touchdown, the acft began to bounce. The pilot was unable to stop the acft before it ran off the end of the rwy, where it came to rest after the left main gear collapsed. A witness said that the acft landed half way down… - [NTSB MKC88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA066.md): Beech 23 · Fulton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1988 · N4704J · Substantial damage > While attempting a crosswind landing, the acft began to porpoise and veered off the runway. The left ldg gear failed and the wheel struck the aft section of the fuselage, then the horizontal stabilator. The PIC then applied full power, became airborne and… - [NTSB ATL88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA119.md): Cessna 150J · Villa Rica, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N60586 · Substantial damage > Acft was landed to the west on a 2500' dirt strip. Trees, about 25-30' high bounded the approach threshold. Wind was variable nw to w gusting 15-18 KTS. PIC said acft dropped out from under him and landed hard. After bouncing it landed on nose gear which… - [NTSB LAX88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA132.md): Cessna 172Q · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1988 · N918ER · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA081.md): Raven S55A · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1988 · N81DS · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA079.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Aurora, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1988 · N2904C · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA066.md): Cessna 150L · Springfield, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1988 · N18225 · Substantial damage > The aircraft experienced a hard landing followed by collapse of the nose gear. The student pilot stated that he bounced on his first attempt to land and the second touchdown was nose first which resulted in the collapse of the nose gear. - [NTSB NYC88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA086.md): Cessna 152 · Concord, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1988 · N6341H · Substantial damage > The student pilot was attempting a landing at Concord municipal airport. The aircraft touched down hard, bounced and at this time the pilot applied full throttle in an attempt to abort the landing and go around. However the aircraft veered left and struck… - [NTSB BFO88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA019.md): Beech C-23 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1988 · N6634R · Substantial damage > This was the stu plt fifth training session where he did solo touch & go landings. During this session he made ten landings without incident. Six landings were made with his instr aboard followed by four solo landings. According to the stu during the flare… - [NTSB NYC88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA085.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1988 · N339MA · Substantial damage > The Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 landed and damage was observed on the underside of the left wing midway between the engine and tip tank and outboard to the tip tank. Further examination of the wing showed a broken lower front wing spar and a bent rear lower wing… - [NTSB FTW88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA060.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1988 · N2186K · Substantial damage > The airplane was equipped for IFR but not equipped to fly into icing cond. At 4000 feet MSL, the OAT was above freezing. At 3000 feet MSL the airplane was in clouds with OAT of 32 degrees f. the plt elected to attempt downwind ILS approach and landing. Plt… - [NTSB MIA88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA098.md): Grumman AA-5B · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N28571 · Substantial damage > Plt stated acft stalled during landing flare resulting in a hard landing. After the hard landing the acft bounced into the air and veered to the left. Before a go-around could be completed the acft collided with a dirt mound between the runway and taxiway… - [NTSB LAX88LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA096.md): Cessna 402C · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · N6842Q · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA167.md): Adams A-60 · Austin, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · N9811N · No damage > The balloon was deflated by the passenger when he pulled the crown line. Contributing to this was the pilot's poor judgement in relinquishing the line to the passenger. - [NTSB LAX88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA086.md): Cessna 195 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1988 · CGADA · Substantial damage > During a local pilot check flight, upon touchdown, a loud bang was heard. The acft gradually veered to the right then ground looped. A local mechanic was unable to identify a failure. The plt reported that the brakes were operating normally prior to and… - [NTSB SEA88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA033.md): Cessna 182C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1987 · N8819T · Destroyed > The aircraft bounced on landing touchdown, swerved off the side of the runway and impacted a concrete culvert in a drainage ditch. Witnesses observed the acft bounce and stated that no application of power for recovery was heard nor any apparent attempt to… - [NTSB LAX88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA081.md): Cessna 172M · Banning, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1987 · N12943 · Substantial damage > During a pleasure flight while on final approach, aprx 10 ft above the rwy, the acft suddenly dropped and bounced on the rwy. After a nearby rain storm passed over the area, the acft was flown to the home base. Several days later, the operator discovered… - [NTSB MIA88NA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88NA070.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Dec 28, 1987 · N8948E · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA058.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Marlboro, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1987 · N87102 · Substantial damage > The student plt rptd that he flew a flat final apch to remain clear of trees. The airspeed began to drop, and the airplane subsequently landed hard after clearing the trees. - [NTSB ANC88DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG01.md): Cessna 207A · Atmautluak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 6, 1987 · N73503 · Substantial damage > The aircraft was on final approach when a vehicle appeared to be on the runway coming at the aircraft. The pilot pulled the aircraft up over the snow machine but settled back to the ground alongside the runway. - [NTSB MIA88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA053.md): Beech C-45H · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1987 · N4209V · Substantial damage > While practicing short field landings the plt flared the acft for landing after which it stalled, descended right wing low, then crashed onto the rwy. The acft then touched down on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse, & slid off the rwy. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=200&page=44 ## 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE 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?occurrence=200&page=43 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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