# NTSB investigations, CT: 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 NYC07CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA235.md): Cessna 172 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2007 · N7837G · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB NYC07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA161.md): Cessna 182Q · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2007 · N759BY · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts. - [NTSB NYC07CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA045.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 11, 2006 · N44635 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB IAD05CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA054.md): Clark/Loken Christen Eagle II · South Woodstock, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2005 · N130MC · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. - [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 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 NYC02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA045.md): Cessna 182 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2001 · N42766 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB IAD98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA112.md): Cessna 152 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1998 · N89644 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience. - [NTSB IAD98LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA111.md): Cessna 152 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1998 · N94784 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB NYC96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA133.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1996 · N8119H · Substantial damage > the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB NYC96LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA033.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1995 · N2226Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor. - [NTSB NYC94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1994 · N5369H · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor was the student pilot's imroper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB BFO94LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA065.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Willimantic, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1994 · N30DW · Substantial damage > The instructor's inadequate supervision and the student's improper landing flare. - [NTSB NYC93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA053.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1992 · N5135L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper level off which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing were wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. - [NTSB NYC92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA106.md): Glasair SH-2 · Danbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1992 · N155JL · Substantial damage > Improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot which resulted in a propeller strike which made further flight not possible. - [NTSB NYC91LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA124.md): Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1991 · N445BL · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain the proper landing descent rate and the resultant right main landing gear assembly collapse. - [NTSB NYC90FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA130.md): Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200 · Danbury, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1990 · N76KK · Substantial damage > The inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare. - [NTSB NYC89LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA192.md): Cessna R172K · Griswold, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1989 · N758QB · Substantial damage > Improper flare by the pilot, and his failure to attain adequated airspeed for an aborted landing (go-around), which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. - [NTSB NYC86LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA222.md): Cessna 170B · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1986 · N2292D · Substantial damage > The aircraft bounced on touchdown, but then settled back to the runway with the tail swinging to the left. Hard left brake was applied but the pilot could not maintain direction control and the aircraft ran off the runway into the turf striking the left wing… - [NTSB NYC85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA142.md): Cessna 152 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1985 · N48251 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over following a loss of control during landing. The student plt stated the acft bounced three times on touchdown. The propeller then contacted the rwy and the acft nosed over. - [NTSB NYC85LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA034.md): Cessna 172P · Madison, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1984 · N89929 · Substantial damage > Plt stated that as he lowered nose gear to runway following initial touchdown on mains, acft nose continued to drop. Control inputs were not effective. Investigation revealed the nose gear ass'y failed in overload. Based on fuel remaining on board and… - [NTSB NYC84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA231.md): Bell 206B · Somers, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1984 · N5003X · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard touchdown with the left side low. One side of the rotor came off and the other hit the engine according to one of the passengers aboard the acft. The plt said that the approach was normal and he brought the acft toa hover. However… - [NTSB NYC84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA173.md): Beech B19 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1984 · N6539R · Substantial damage > The plt stated while performing the last landing of the day a gust of wind blew the left wing up as the acft was being flared. The acft landed hard and bounced back into the air. A go-around was initiated but when another taxing acft was viewed in the… - [NTSB NYC84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA004.md): Thorp T-18 · East Haddam, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1983 · N4860S · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that the first aprch was too high and he went around. On the second aprch, after flare, there was a gust of wind from the right and the acft lost lift. Power was added to reduce the sink rate, but the acft bounced and settled to the rwy. He… - [NTSB NYC83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1983 · N6298M · Substantial damage > The plt reported that just prior to a landing touchdown, he pushed the control yoke forward, then the acft hit the rwy and began to bounce. After the 4th bounce, the acft touched down on the rwy on the right wheel and yawed abruptly to the right. Reportedly,… - [NTSB NYC82DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA108.md): Cessna 152 · Burlington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 27, 1982 · N757HG · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on her second supervised solo flight. While landing, she flared high and subsequently landed hard, collapsing the nose gear. The pilot reported that she did not have a good mental attitude since her children had been involved in a car… ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND 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&state=CT --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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