# 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 9 of 62 · 3,083 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB LAX04TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA248.md): Bell 206B · Lancaster, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 23, 2004 · N305FD · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudged autorotative flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB NYC04CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA145.md): Cessna 172R · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2004 · N356ES · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty winds. - [NTSB CHI04CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA164.md): Cessna 401 · Mt. Vernon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2004 · N3234Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to execute a stabilized approach for landing. An additional factor was the presence of the runway lights. - [NTSB SEA04CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA105.md): Fetherolf Hatz CB-1 · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2004 · NX26WF · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tail wheel aircraft during an aborted landing. Factors include a slight tailwind, and a mound (berm) of earth in the area where the aircraft departed the side of the runway. - [NTSB FTW04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA163.md): Cessna 172 · McKinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2004 · N2101M · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB CHI04LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA155.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Waukegan, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2004 · N77DK · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the subsequent overload and collapse of the nose landing gear. - [NTSB DEN04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA090.md): Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Aleros CH 2000 · West Jordan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2004 · N8502F · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high airspeed, resulting in an unstabilized approach. - [NTSB DEN04CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA092.md): Schweizer 269C · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2004 · N2062N · Substantial damage > the settling with power situation encountered by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude. - [NTSB ANC04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA068.md): Cessna 185 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2004 · N185AV · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his inadequate flare while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors associated with the accident were a downdraft, and rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB FTW04CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA161.md): Ruehle Glastar · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2004 · N106WR · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB FTW04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA146.md): Cessna 172P · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N98885 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's delayed landing flare and the improper supervision provided by the flight instructor. - [NTSB NYC04CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA135.md): Mooney M20R · Warren, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2004 · N53WM · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the wind shear as reported by the pilot. - [NTSB FTW04LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA155.md): Schreder HP-11A · Cherry Valley, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 2004 · N678P · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA219.md): Cessna R172K · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2004 · N758ND · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudged flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and hard landing. Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity in the make and model of airplane. - [NTSB LAX04LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA211.md): Cessna T182T · Paulden, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2004 · N5341G · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed. - [NTSB CHI04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA121.md): Cessna 172C · Fort Leavenwort, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2004 · N1806Y · Substantial damage > The inadequate flare by the pilot. - [NTSB DCA04MA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA045.md): ATR 72 · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 9, 2004 · N438AT · Destroyed > the captain's failure to execute proper techniques to recover from the bounced landings and his subsequent failure to execute a go-around. - [NTSB SEA04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA196.md): Dornier DO27A4 · Marion, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2004 · N276MK · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB CHI04CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA116.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Genesee Depot, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2004 · N215WW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain proper rotor RPM during the hover landing and his inadequate remedial action, which resulted in the hard landing. - [NTSB FTW04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA135.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Many, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 2004 · N21131 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA113.md): Cessna 172N · Odessa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 4, 2004 · N737HW · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA200.md): Cessna 182K · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2004 · N2493Q · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and collision with a sign. - [NTSB NYC04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA113.md): Cessna C-152 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2004 · N70SU · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare, and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA198.md): Robinson R22 Beta II · Squaw Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2004 · N7521P · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and roll over. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate compensation for tailwind conditions. A factor in the accident was the high density… - [NTSB LAX04CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA215.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Galt, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 25, 2004 · N169JP · Substantial damage > the pilot under instruction's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final and misjudged flare, which resulted in stall/mush and hard landing. The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to initiate timely remedial action were… - [NTSB NYC04CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA110.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Willoughby, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2004 · N497MA · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions associated with thunderstorm activity. - [NTSB LAX04LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA297.md): Aviat A-1A · Visalia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2004 · N40AW · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA201.md): Cessna U206A · Lake Havasu, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2004 · N4941F · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudged flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the firewall. - [NTSB DEN04CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA061.md): Robinson R22 · Nephi, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2004 · N555UH · Substantial damage > the flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA186.md): Cessna 172S · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 13, 2004 · N669SP · Substantial damage > the student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise. - [NTSB NYC04CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA104.md): Cessna 172N · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2004 · N6583D · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the gusty winds. - [NTSB NYC04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA102.md): Cessna 172P · Westfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2004 · N5425K · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. - [NTSB NYC04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA091.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Norwood, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2004 · N6535J · Substantial damage > The student pilot failure to recover from a bounced landing. A factor in this accident was the student pilot's lack of solo flight experience. - [NTSB CHI04CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA093.md): Beech F33A · Wahoo, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N3077H · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor was the pilot's misjudged landing flare. - [NTSB CHI04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA088.md): Cessna 172A · Springfield, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N7265T · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to initiate a go-around and the airplane porpoised during the hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive groundspeed and the overload failure of the nose gear. - [NTSB LAX04LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA149.md): Cessna 402A · Peach Springs, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2004 · N99AT · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate flare and touchdown that imparted high side loadings on the right main landing gear, which resulted in an overload failure of the landing gear bellcrank and the collapse of that gear. - [NTSB DEN04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA051.md): Shook Rans S-12 · Berthoud, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2004 · N7138K · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare and his inadequate compensation for wind. The wind gust was a contributing factor. - [NTSB ATL04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA081.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2004 · N325LA · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and propeller strike of the runway. - [NTSB ATL04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA080.md): Maule MX-7-235 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2004 · N5655P · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the demonstrated crosswind component, wind gusts, and a crosswind were… - [NTSB LAX04LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA151.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2004 · N6367J · Substantial damage > the pilot's premature flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing, which collapsed the landing gear. - [NTSB ATL04FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA079.md): Cessna 210 · Blountville, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 2004 · N9660T · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, and improper recovery which resulted in a bounced landing, collapse of the left main landing gear, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the… - [NTSB ANC04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA029.md): Cessna 172P · Lutz, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2004 · N612CB · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. - [NTSB ANC04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA028.md): Cessna 172P · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2004 · N124ER · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, a collapse of the nose wheel landing gear, and the airplane nosing over when it encountered a ditch. - [NTSB NYC04CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA070.md): Cessna 172R · Batavia, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2004 · N121UC · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA136.md): Cessna 177A · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2004 · N30599 · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoising down the runway. - [NTSB NYC04CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA074.md): Danbrook Corbin Jr Ace · Pittsgrove, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2004 · N823DP · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and a hard landing. - [NTSB DEN04LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA047.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Kremmling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2004 · N83702 · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to attain landing flare and maintain adequate rotor rpm. - [NTSB NYC04CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA073.md): Cessna 172N · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2004 · N734AT · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX04CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA122.md): McDonnell Douglas 369FF · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2004 · N630N · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gusts and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was a wind gust. - [NTSB CHI04LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA063.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2004 · N38988 · Substantial damage > The improper flare by the pilot due to his diverted attention during landing. Factors were the pilot's failure to execute a go-around, the overload of the right main landing gear, and the snowbank. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=200&page=10 ## 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=9 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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