# 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 56 of 62 · 3,083 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB FTW84LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA008.md): Cessna 150G · Forrest City, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1983 · N2938S · Substantial damage > During a landing, the acft touched down hard, then bounced & touched down hard, 2 more times. On the 3rd impact, the nose gear collapsed. Subsequently, the acft slid to a stop with damage to the propeller & firewall. - [NTSB FTW84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA004.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Brenham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1983 · N40711 · Destroyed > The pilot, accompanied by three passengers, landed hard, bounced and last control of the acft, which continued into a stock tank/pond. Examination revealed all three main gear assemblies were collapsed and both left and right wing assemblies were damaged. - [NTSB ATL84FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA005.md): Cessna T210F · Glasgow, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1983 · N3006R · Destroyed > The acft crashed during an attempted go-around after a hard landing on a 1200 ft private strip in mountainous terrain. The two pilots had landed at this arpt in landings described as fast. Then two passengers were invited to ride along one more landing was… - [NTSB CHI84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA006.md): Cessna 150 · Neenah, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N22774 · Substantial damage > The plt was not lined up with the rwy during final & executed a go-around. He applied full power, retracted flaps, & theacft dropped onto the rwy nose gear first. The student plt had 5 hrs of dual & was no endorsed for solo flt. - [NTSB ATL84LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA008.md): Cessna 152II · Hamilton, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N5523B · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing during a x-country flt. The acft was seen to make a slow approach and stall prior to touchdown. The acft landed hard and bounced after which the nose gear was damaged. The student plt had not landed at this arpt before. - [NTSB NYC83FU012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FU012.md): Robertson Bird · Milan, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 25, 1983 · UNREG · Minor damage > According to the plt, he had just purchased the ultralight on the previous day & had no previous training in ultralights. On his 2nd flt in the vehicle, he landed hard, the tubular structure to the right gear collapsed & the lower seat support contacted the… - [NTSB MKC83LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA228.md): Balloon Works Firefly 6 · Fort Madison, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1983 · N2023F · No damage > The Balloon was one of 25 balloons participating in an event. The plts had received a collective briefing from the Balloon master at 0630 who stated that current winds at nearby reporting facilities were 8-10 KTS. The 0600 observation at burlington, IA,… - [NTSB SEA83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA202.md): Cessna 150M · La Grande, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1983 · N9496U · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing during an aborted takeoff. The pilot stated that after takeoff he thought he could not clear the trees at the departure end of the rwy. He closed the throttle and attempted to re-land his acft. During touchdown on the rough dirt… - [NTSB CHI83LA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA435.md): Cessna 172 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1983 · N46188 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during an apch to land on rwy 18, he encountered heavy turbulence & elected to go around. He reported the wind was from 180 deg at 15, gusting 25 KTS. On the 2nd apch, turbulence was encountered again. The acft was fast & began to float… - [NTSB CHI83LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA426.md): Brandt Pitts S-1C · Hamilton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1983 · N99JB · Substantial damage > The acft went off the rwy and nosed over during landing. The weather was VMC and the wind was from 010 degrees at 7 KTS.the landing was on rwy 29. The pilot stated that during the landing the acft bounced about a ft into the air and that heapplied forward… - [NTSB FTW83LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA427.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1983 · N714WM · Substantial damage > The student plt's apch to land was high & he extended 20 deg of flaps & retarded the power to idle. Realizing he was about to land too long, he initiated a go-around. He applied power & retracted the flaps to full up. The student stated that the acft began… - [NTSB CHI83LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA427.md): Cessna 172 · Carbondale, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1983 · N6317D · Substantial damage > The instructor plt (CFI) was providing a dual check-out for a private plt in the Cessna 172. After flying in the local area, they returned to the arpt to practice touch-and-go landings on rwy 18. The winds were reported from 190 deg at 20, gusting 25 KTS. On… - [NTSB ATL83LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA351.md): Quickie Q2 · Griffin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N830R · Substantial damage > The plt stated his airspeed was low on final & lift was lost on the canard due to the rain. He stated he had full aft stick trying to get the nose up, but couldn't. the acft landed hard, bounced several times hard & the canard broke. - [NTSB LAX83LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA426.md): Cessna 182L · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N3430R · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the landing, he 'came in too fast & sharp, bounced 5 times, did a go-around & landed.' After the landing, he taxied to a fuel pump, then found that the acft was damaged. The acft had porpoised to such an extent that both propeller… - [NTSB ATL83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA344.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Blairsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1983 · N8987N · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the run-up before takeoff, he noted that the right brake was not firm, but he elected to continue the flt. While cruising, he checked the brake & reportedly, no pressure was available. The remainder of the flt was routine until… - [NTSB FTW83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA401.md): Cessna 195 · Sheridan, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1983 · N6894D · Substantial damage > The acft was damaged in a ground loop after a hard landing. After a high bounce the acft settled to the rwy and veered sharply to the left running off the rwy. Examination by an a & p mechanic revealed a fatigue crack in the left landing gear leg. - [NTSB DEN83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA198.md): Beech 23 · Rocky Ford, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N7972L · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard & bounced. The impact wrinkled the right wing at the fuel cell position. - [NTSB LAX83LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA406.md): Beech F33A · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1983 · N3737L · Substantial damage > The plt stated that during the final approach sequence he encountered a gust of wind followed by immediate sinking of the acft, causing the acft to bounce. During the recovery from the bounced landing, the nose gear struck the rwy & collapsed. - [NTSB NYC83LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA220.md): Cessna 152 · Islip, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1983 · N757PS · Substantial damage > During landing the acft bounced several times, skidded and nosed over. - [NTSB MKC83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA198.md): Cessna C-152 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1983 · N67544 · Substantial damage > The student pilot had made 3 solo touch and go landings. On the 4th landing the aircraft floated and then landed nose gear first. The nose gear collapsed. - [NTSB NYC83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA219.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Wakefield, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N96755 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he taxied out of a protected cove to takeoff on the main part of balch lake. After lift-off, he realized the wind was too gusty to be flying, & aborted from aprx 30 to 40 ft AGL. He saw telephone wires ahead that crossed the lake &… - [NTSB NYC83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA217.md): Cessna 172M · Somerville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N444FS · Substantial damage > According to the pilot, as the flight neared the runway it was flared for touchdown. However, the aircraft bounced and the pilot immediately applied full power, pushed the nose forward and raised the electric flap lever. The aircraft did not seem to climb and… - [NTSB MIA83LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA204.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1983 · N213SP · Substantial damage > The student plt was on her lst solo x-country & was landing after completing the 2nd leg of the flt. She stated that she flared high, the acft bounced twice, then the nose gear failed. An eng mount, the firewall & the propeller were also damaged. - [NTSB DEN83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA192.md): Cessna 152 · Akron, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1983 · N4877P · Substantial damage > The acft nose gear collapsed during landing. The plt said he made a normal landing and when the nose was lowered the gear shook violently and collapsed. A witness, who is a CFI said the acft landed and bounce about 3 times and came down hard on the nose gear.… - [NTSB NYC83LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA215.md): Cessna 152 · Medina, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1983 · N5333B · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing and collapsed the nose gear before nosing over. The pilot was making a practice landing on a grass airstrip. The approach was too high so the pilot made a steep descent. The airspeed increased but the pilot elected to land. The… - [NTSB MIA83IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA206.md): CASA 212-200 (Casa 212) · St. Thomas · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1983 · N429CA · Minor damage > The acft was landed hard damaging the right main landing and acft structure. - [NTSB ATL83FIA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIA04.md): Cessna 152 · Front Royal, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 16, 1983 · N6171Q · Destroyed > The student pilot was on his first solo cross country flt. During the approach to Front Royal the student was advised by UNICOM that a deer was on the rwy. The UNICOM operator suggested that he buzz the arpt to chase the deer away. The student heard only that… - [NTSB ATL83LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA324.md): Beech A23-24 · Manasses, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N896CL · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the landing, the nosewheel touched down 1st & the acft bounced. On the 3rd bounce, the nose gear collapsed. After exiting the acft, the plt saw a small fire under the cowling which resulted in further damage before it could be… - [NTSB CHI83LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA377.md): Cessna T310R · Shelbyville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1983 · N6121X · Substantial damage > The plt made a VOR approach to rwy 18, then circled to land on rwy 36. He reported that the wind was from the northwest at 12, gusting to 15 KTS. He stated that after he made a hard landing, the right main tire blew out & he was unable to maintain directional… - [NTSB MKC83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA181.md): Cessna 172 · Camdenton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1983 · N9388H · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the landing, the acft veered to the left, went off the rwy into grass, then the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed oer. Marks on the rwy indicated that the acft was landed long, bounced & then touched down with the nose pointed… - [NTSB SEA83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA171.md): Republic RC-3 · Blakely Island, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N22BH · Destroyed > The plt reported that when he was on a short final approach to rwy 01, he encountered windshear at about 100 ft AGL. A rapid sink rate was encountered & he was unable to fully recover. Subsequently, the acft touched down hard in a level attitude. The gear was… - [NTSB CHI83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA355.md): Grumman AA1B · Alexandria, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1983 · N8952L · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over while landing after the acft stalled and dragged the right wing. The pilot stated he made a normal approach, heard the stall warning as he leveled off and lost control as the right wing struck the ground. When the nose gear came down it… - [NTSB MKC83LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA175.md): Cessna 172P · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1983 · N53326 · Substantial damage > On landing the aircraft touched down hard, bounced and the right main landing gear broke off. A go around was executed and the flight proceeded to Kansas City where an emergency landing was made. During landing the aircraft swerved off the runway to the right. - [NTSB CHI83FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA353.md): Gulfstream AA-5B · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1983 · N4557E · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during a night landing, the acft began to porpoise. He applied power to go around, but the plane went off the left side of the rwy. Subsequently, it collided with brush & a chain link fence & came to rest on residential property. The plt… - [NTSB MKC83LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA168.md): Beech A100 · Valley, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N17CP · Substantial damage > While landing at night, the acft touched down hard, then swerved off the left side of the rwy. An exam of the acft revealed that the left landing gear down plate, pn 99810022, had failed. An exam of the plate revealed that it had failed from overload. - [NTSB MKC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA172.md): Rotec Engineering Rally 3 · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N3915C · Substantial damage > Owner/pilot stated that he was giving 'flight time and ground instruction to another ultralight owner.' The instructor allowed the student to co-operate the controls and did three takeoffs and landings. On the third landing a dead stick landing was initiated.… - [NTSB LAX83LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA370.md): Hughes 369HS · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N9142F · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the landing approach, the rotor RPM decreased & the helicopter landed hard. After touchdown, the helicopter skidded into an unoccupied pickup truck. An exam of the helicopter did not reveal any preimpact discrepancies which would… - [NTSB CHI84LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA348.md): Cessna 152 · Urbana, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N4648M · Substantial damage > The student plt stated that when approaching over wires she 'powered up and ended up coming in too fast.' The acft made initial contact on the nose wheel. Subst damage to the eng mount area and the left wing. - [NTSB ATL83LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA303.md): Cessna 170 · Ft. Bragg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N4276V · Substantial damage > The acft's right landing gear collapsed during landing. The plt had just purchased this acft and was on his first x-country. During his first approach at Ft. Bragg he had made a go-around because of gusty winds and turbulence. During the 2nd attempt the wind… - [NTSB LAX83LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA364.md): Cessna TR182 · Ely, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1983 · N756XT · Substantial damage > The plt said that he apchd the 6000 ft rwy with 40 deg of flaps. The acft bounced twice during the landing, then the plt initiated a full power go-around. The plt reported that the acft did not climb, but was 'wallowing' in ground effect. To reduce the drag,… - [NTSB LAX83LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA361.md): Cessna 180K · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1983 · N2572K · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during touchdown, he heard a loud squeal from a tire & felt the aircraft pull to the left. He stated that he applied right aileron & rudder to keep the acft going straight. However, as the acft slowed, it began to veer left again. He… - [NTSB CHI83LEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LEE01.md): Quickie Q-2 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 28, 1983 · N812WB · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during an en route stop, the acft landed hard, then bounced & was damaged in the area of the tailwheel. Reportedly, the tailwheel spring separated, the rudder pedals flopped forward & control of the rudder was lost. Subsequently, the… - [NTSB NYC83LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA191.md): Cessna 152 · Millinocket, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1983 · N5357P · Substantial damage > After a solo x-country flt, the plt misjudged the landing flare & landed on the nose wheel. The acft bounced at least twice. The prop, nosewheel & crankshaft was damaged. - [NTSB CHI83LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA333.md): Cessna 152 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1983 · N789MF · Substantial damage > The acft bounced during landing and collapsed the nose gear. The student pilot was practicing landings and had been successful on 4. The fifth in the series was intended to be the last one. The pilots recommendation for prevention was to go around as soon as… - [NTSB LAX83LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA356.md): Cessna 172M · Santa Monica, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1983 · N13658 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during the flare the acft began to 'porpoise.' Reportedly, it bounced during the landing, but the plt did not add power to go around or to reland the acft. The acft bounced several times. The nose gear, eng mounts & firewall were bent,… - [NTSB NYC83LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA184.md): Robinson R-22 · Antrim, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1983 · N8354Z · Substantial damage > The helicopter made a steep approach, settled with power and made a hard landing. This was a dual instructional flt. Thestudents total time amounted to 4 hours, all in type. According to the CFI, while on the fourth approach on short final at 75 ft AGL, the… - [NTSB MIA83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA187.md): Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1983 · N5170B · Substantial damage > The student stated that while performing a touch-and-go landing, the acft bounced 2 times. On the 3rd touchdown, the nose gear collapsed & the acft came to rest on its nose. - [NTSB NYC83FNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC08.md): Cessna 172L · Moose River, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 1983 · N3821Q · Destroyed > The plt reported that he encountered wind shear & stalled on final approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, then the plane settled and bounced again. He reported that he attempted to go around, but could not get the acft to accelerate to climb speed.… - [NTSB CHI83LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA322.md): Cessna 172 · Alpena, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1983 · N78145 · Substantial damage > During a landing, the student plt did not use the flaps as he was taught. As a result, the landing occurred further down the rwy & at a higher speed. During the landing, the acft bounced, then touched down nose 1st & bounced 2 more times. The student found… - [NTSB MKC83LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA149.md): Hughes 369HS · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N500PA · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he had made a practice autorotation with a full power recovery & was landing when the accident occurred. He said the helicopter touched down hard, tail 1st, and rocked forward. The helicopter remained upright, but the main rotors struck… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=200&page=57 ## 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=56 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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