# 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 54 of 62 · 3,083 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB LAX84LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA290.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1984 · N3634P · Substantial damage > The plt had just purchased the acft & had flown it only 3 hrs. The purpose of this flt was to ferry it to deer valley for a paint job. He reported that when he landed, the wind was from 150 deg at 6 gusting 12 KTS. During the landing, the nose wheel touched… - [NTSB NYC84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA171.md): Enstrom F-28A · Spencer, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1984 · N9220 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, the purpose of the flt was to practice autorotations. During practice, the acft touched down hard & was substantially damaged. - [NTSB LAX84LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA292.md): Cessna 182RG · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1984 · N2375C · Substantial damage > Acft touched down on the nose gear, porpoised and finally impacted the rwy on the nose gear. - [NTSB ANC84FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA063.md): Maule M-6-235 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 1984 · N235AK · Substantial damage > The acft bounced and the plt gave it full throttle to recover. The acft nose came up, the left wing dropped, and the acft veered off the rwy into two tied down acft. The acft had just had large tires put on to replace wheel skis. The plthad made only 4 wheel… - [NTSB NYC84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA167.md): Cessna 150 · Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1984 · N11953 · Substantial damage > Pilot stated that while landing, the aircraft bounced once possibly two times. On final touch down, the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over onto its back. - [NTSB LAX84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA287.md): Cessna 152 · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1984 · N67522 · Substantial damage > During the first ground supervised solo flight, the tower controller noticed a tone change in the student pilot's voice while on down wind leg of the traffic pattern. On base leg the student did not extend the second increment of flaps as routinely… - [NTSB ANC84LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA070.md): Cessna 152 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1984 · N93952 · Substantial damage > The student plt was observed to land nose wheel first, bounce to a considerable altitude, nose over and contact the runway on the nose wheel. - [NTSB NYC84IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA164.md): Barnes Firefly 7 · Gorham, ME · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 7, 1984 · N3613D · No damage > During touch and go landings the balloon encountered increased winds. The balloon touched down hard tilting the basket onto its side. A passengers arm became caught between the basket and the ground. - [NTSB CHI84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA178.md): Piper PA-28-180 · La Porte, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1984 · N7575W · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he initiated the landing flare 'too late,' and the acft landed hard. There was subst damage to theto the landing gear and left wing. - [NTSB CHI84LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA175.md): Cessna 152 · Traverse City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1984 · N94222 · Substantial damage > The student pilot landed with excess airspeed & bounced. The second landing was harder than the first & collapsed the nose wheel. The acft nose over as it slid off the right side of the rwy. Investigation revealed that the tower had advised the plt to hold… - [NTSB FTW84LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA229.md): Cessna 150L · Seymour, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1984 · N5457Q · Destroyed > The 27 hour student plt aborted his landing when the acft began to balloon. The plt retracted the flaps and the acft settled hard onto the rwy and bounced back into the air. The plt reacted by pulling back on the yoke and inadvertently applied left aileron… - [NTSB CHI84LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA321.md): Cessna 177 · Hobart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1984 · N2959X · Substantial damage > The plt figured he was high and hot during landing so he said he just pushed the nose over and forced the acft onto the rwy. The acft hit hard on the nose gear and bounced. After recovery the plt found the nose gear tire flat and taxiied off the rwy into the… - [NTSB ATL84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA162.md): Cessna 152 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1984 · N757AS · Substantial damage > The student reported that he flared too high & the acft bounced about 4 times after which it left the rwy. The nose gear collapsed as it contacted mud beside the rwy. - [NTSB CHI84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA173.md): Beech A36 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1984 · N3735Y · Substantial damage > The acft touched down hard during the landing. The nose gear collapsed and the acft slid to a stop. The plt said he was not able to arrest the sink rate of the acft with power during the landing flare. - [NTSB LAX84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA274.md): Hall-Cavalier SA-102.5 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1984 · N491HC · Destroyed > During a landing, the acft bounced & porpoised several times and the nose gear failed. Subsequently, the acft skidded to a stop on the rwy & a fire erupted in the eng compartment. The occupant exited the plane, but moments later, it was consumed by the fire. - [NTSB NYC84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA150.md): Cessna 152 · Laconia, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1984 · N5171B · Substantial damage > The acft ballooned during landing and came down hard on the nose gear which collapsed. The plt said a gust of wind had made the acft ascend about 20-50 ft after which it fell to the rwy. He reported the prevailing wind was variable from 270 to 290 deg a 12… - [NTSB LAX84LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA271.md): Maule M-4-220C · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1984 · N40329 · Substantial damage > The flight was conducted for a sales demonstration. Both occupants were pilots. Two landings were performed by the acft owner. The third landing was performed by the prospective buyer and during touchdown the acft bounced. The owner applied power to recover.… - [NTSB CHI84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA171.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Marion, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1984 · N3874W · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that during a landing, he reduced the power too soon & flared the acft too high, then the acft bounced about 8 to 10 ft in the air. The hard landing resulted in spar damage to the right wing. - [NTSB CHI84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA159.md): Cessna 152 · Stow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1984 · N94213 · Substantial damage > The student plt was landing on rwy 1 with a gusty x-wind condition. On final apch, he crabbed to compensate for the x-wind. He stated that at about 10 ft AGL, the acft encountered a gust of wind & stalled onto the rwy. It then bounced, touched down nosewheel… - [NTSB SEA84LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA094.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1984 · N95434 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over after a loss of control following a bounced landing. - [NTSB LAX84LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA268.md): Cessna 182L · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1984 · N3162R · Substantial damage > The plt made four unsuccessful landing attempts followed each time by a go-around. The first attempt the acft bounced onlanding. The second attempt the acft bounced several times. The third attempt the plt stated that the wind pushed the acft from over the… - [NTSB LAX84LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA266.md): Cessna 185 · Nogales, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1984 · N9953N · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard bounced and swerved on and off the rwy. When the acft stopped the left main gear had collapsed. Theplt reported that the wind blew him but the manager of the arpt said the plt flared too high. - [NTSB LAX84LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA264.md): Cessna 152 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1984 · N48201 · Substantial damage > The student plt made a hard bouncing landing which broke the nose gear. The FAA inspector said neither the flying club nor the student's instructor had authorized the flt. The student said he received a slight concussion & could not recall the accident. - [NTSB NYC84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA144.md): Cessna 152 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1984 · N89880 · Substantial damage > The acft ballooned during the flare for landing & ended up in a nose down condition. The plt said he decided to stall the acft only a few ft off the ground as he estimated 2/3 of the rwy remained & a go-around was not necessary. The acft came to a stop on its… - [NTSB LAX84LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA260.md): Hughes 269 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1984 · N8773F · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard during an autorotation demonstration by a CFI. During landing the rotor blades severed the tail andthe acft went into ground resonance. The CFI said he thought the acft lost transitional lift. He recommended not practicing autorotations… - [NTSB DEN84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA130.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Ruidoso, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1984 · N6174H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that a combination of high ground speed, turbulence and a downdraft caused the aircraft the rwy. The plt said he thought it better to land as he did than to attempt a go-around because of high terrain to the north. - [NTSB SEA84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA085.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Driggs, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1984 · N28291 · Destroyed > During a landing, the plt encountered a porpoise which increased in severity. He added full power, raised the nose & initiated a go-around, during which, the stall warning horn sounded. The plt reported that he left the carburetor heat on & left the flaps in… - [NTSB SEA84LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA089.md): Fornaire F-1 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1984 · N7535C · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing and bounced. The plt said he thinks he hit a downdraft. The acft went off the rwy into the grass and damaged the nose gear and the fuselage. - [NTSB SEA84LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA081.md): Cessna 150 · Challis, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1984 · N3907J · Destroyed > The student plt on a supervised solo flt made a hard landing and during the bouncing the acft hit nose gear first. The nose gear collapsed and the acft slid to a stop in a nose down attitude. - [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 CHI84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA151.md): Cessna 172P · Cincinnati, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1984 · N62164 · Substantial damage > The student pilot, with an instructor pilot, were practicing touch & go landings. On the approach, the student allowed the speed to decrease, the acft stalled and landed hard and bounced back in the air. The student pilot added power to go around but did not… - [NTSB ANC84FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA052.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1984 · N68578 · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, the acft encountered turbulence at about 40 ft AGL, then bounced on the rwy. He applied power to go around, but lost directional control. The acft yawed left, veered off the rwy, knocked over a… - [NTSB MIA84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA132.md): Cessna 182 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1984 · N92147 · Substantial damage > During a hard landing, the prop, nose gear, eng mounts & firewall were damaged. The winds were gusting to 21 KTS. - [NTSB LAX84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA246.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 6B · Prescott Valley, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1984 · N2014F · No damage > When the Balloon took off, the winds were virtually calm. However, during the last 30 minutes of flt, the surface winds increased to an estimated 15 KTS which necessitated a high wind landing. The gondola tipped over during the landing & one of the passengers… - [NTSB MKC84LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA121.md): Piper PA-38 · St. Joseph, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1984 · N25731 · Substantial damage > The acft was landed in a gusty crosswind. The acft ballooned and landed hard which collapsed the nose gear. - [NTSB SEA84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA076.md): Lake LA-4 · Alderwood Manor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1984 · N6665L · Substantial damage > According to a witness, he observed the acft from taxi to takeoff, then from base throughout the landing. He observed the acft with the gear down on base leg & said the plt flew a low & short final apch. He stated the plt cut power short of the rwy & the acft… - [NTSB CHI84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA144.md): Cessna 150 · Delaware, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1984 · N11347 · Substantial damage > The student plt made a hard landing and during the resulting bounces made incorrect control inputs according to the CFI who was aboard the acft. By the time the CFI took corrective action the acft stalled and dragged a wing. - [NTSB MIA84LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA123.md): Cessna 210M · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1984 · N761PF · Substantial damage > The plt reported that while he was landing in gusty x-wind conditions, the acft landed hard on its nose gear & the nose gear collapsed. He reported that the wind was from 300 deg gusting to 32 KTS. About 40 mi wsw at key west, FL, the wind was from 310 deg at… - [NTSB LAX84LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA234.md): Cessna 210 · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1984 · N9614Y · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard and bounced. After several bounces directional control was lost and the acft colided with a ditch alongside the rwy. - [NTSB NYC84LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA119.md): Cessna C172 · Corry, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1984 · N52538 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he landing on runway 32 and on initial touchdown the nosewheel contacted the runway after the right main gear, causing the aircraft to ascend back into the air. The aircraft 'porpoised', the left wing tip dipped and collided with a… - [NTSB LAX84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA231.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 8-24 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1984 · N36104 · Minor damage > The plt took off on a sight-seeing Balloon flt with 5 passengers whose ages were reportedly from 65 to 83 yrs old. About 1 hr & 15 mins later, he landed on desert terrain in winds that he estimated were aprx 10 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. During touchdown, the… - [NTSB CHI84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA135.md): Cessna 421C · Joliet, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1984 · N260RA · Substantial damage > The acft picked up moderate to severe icing which the pilot thought he had shaken off as he cycled the deice boots. He saw the ice come off of the wings but could not see the horizontal stabilizer. On short final at 100 KTS the control yoke began vibrating.… - [NTSB MIA84LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA125.md): Cessna 310R · Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1984 · N1UB · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard, blew the left main tire and ran off the runway. A witness stated 'the pilot came in high on final, chopped power off and landed hard.' - [NTSB MKC84LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA099.md): Cessna 182J · Minden, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1984 · N2832F · Substantial damage > The plt had returned from dropping skydivers & was landing on rwy 29 at sunset. He reported that during the flare to land, he was temporarily blinded by the sun. The acft landed hard & bounced back into the air. It then settled, veered off the rwy, hit piles… - [NTSB ATL84LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA131.md): Pitts Special S2A · Apex, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1984 · N83798 · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing and damaged a brake. During the second landing the brakes were found to be malfunctioning and as the rudder became ineffectual the acft left the rwy and collided with a hanger. The owner of the acft was improperly acting as an… - [NTSB NYC84LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA303.md): Cessna R182 · Boston, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · N9159C · Substantial damage > According to the plt, due to landing traffic he was requested by ATC to keep his airspeed as fast as possible. A hard landing resulted at 110 KTS. - [NTSB DEN84LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA104.md): Gates Learjet 25D · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · XALAP · Substantial damage > About 1 mi from the arpt while established on the glide slope, the plt was advised by the controller to go around due totraffic on the ground. Just after the plt advanced the throttles & retracted the landing gear, the controller again cleared the plt for… - [NTSB ATL84IA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA117.md): Beech 19A Sport III · Atlanta, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · N6968Q · Minor damage > The student plt landed hard & the nose gear collapsed while on a supervised solo flt. The acft slid off the rwy but remained upright. - [NTSB ATL85LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA048.md): Aero Commander 1121 · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1984 · N454SR · Substantial damage > In March, 1984, N454SR reportedly sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The accident was reported by a former FAA inspector on 11/29/84. - [NTSB MKC84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA085.md): Cessna 150L · Ft Riley, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1984 · N10144 · Substantial damage > The student plt stated he landed hard, bounced and impacted the rwy again, collapsing the nose gear. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=200&page=55 ## 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=54 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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