# NTSB investigations, KY: 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 NYC05FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA094.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2005 · N250UP · Substantial damage > The flying pilot's improper aircraft handling after main landing gear touchdown, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear assembly. Conributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision during the landing. - [NTSB IAD05LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA060.md): Cessna 172 · Pikeville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2005 · N8897V · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB IAD04CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA006.md): Piper PA-30 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2003 · N7532Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted a hard landing. A factor was the glare from the setting sun. - [NTSB NYC01LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA231.md): Let 33 · Bardstown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2001 · N3301L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nose-first, hard touchdown. - [NTSB IAD01TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01TA051.md): Hughes 369D · Taylorsville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 29, 2001 · N50AP · Substantial damage > the flight instructor's inadequate aircraft control during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB NYC01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA055.md): Cessna 172M · Mount Sterling, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2000 · N80854 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB BFO93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA013.md): Cessna 152 · Danville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1992 · N4840H · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate flare. A factor was the gusty wind. - [NTSB BFO92LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA139.md): Enstrom F-28A · Shelbyville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1992 · N950SC · Substantial damage > An improper flare made by the pilot resulting in a hard landing and main rotor blade tail boom strike. - [NTSB ATL88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA019.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1987 · N4639J · Substantial damage > During a dual instructional flight the student leveled the acft abv the rwy during the landing flare. The CFI told the FAA inspector that he was verbally coaching the student and did not assume the flt controls. The acft landed hard and the student applied… - [NTSB ATL87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA183.md): Cessna 140 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1987 · N89784 · Substantial damage > The pilot was on a cross-country flight and had made several refueling stops during the day. He stated that during landing he experienced a crosswind of approximately 7 to 10 knots. The aircraft bounced, rocked up on the left main landing gear, departed the… - [NTSB ATL85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA235.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Burnsdie, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1985 · N4884L · Substantial damage > The acft bounced during touchdown on a grass airstrip and veered off the left side of the rwy. Before proper alignment was gained the left wing struck a parked acft and both acft incurred substantial damage. - [NTSB ATL85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA218.md): Cessna 177 · Stanton, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1985 · N3150T · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during takeoff, he believed that the flight controls were not responding to control inputs. Moments after lift-off, he aborted the takeoff. The airplane continued off the departure end of the runway, where the nose gear and engine… - [NTSB ATL85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA215.md): Beech 95-B55 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1985 · N3001S · Substantial damage > The plt had a single eng land rating & was preparing for a multi-eng check ride. While practicing a touch-&-go landing, the acft bounced. The plt applied power, made a go-around & landed without further incident. However, during a post-flt exam, substantial… - [NTSB ATL84LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA023.md): Cessna 177 · Albany, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1983 · N2949H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that just prior to touchdown the acft encountered an updraft which lifted the acft from 2 or 3 ft above the rwy to about 20 ft where the acft stalled & fell to the rwy. A witness stated that the acft was 40 ft above the rwy before it dropped. - [NTSB ATL83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA200.md): Cessna 172N · Pikeville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1983 · N738QD · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing, bounced, landed on the nose gear and repeated this sequence twice. Then the acft veered off the runways right side and careened down an embankment. The pilots reports stated that the acft was landed on the nose gear twice. The… - [NTSB ATL83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA190.md): Cessna 414 · Irvine, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N666JD · Substantial damage > During arrival, the pilot made his landing approach to rwy 14 with a x-wind from 230 deg, gusting from 6 to 22 KTS. The airport was on a knoll & the terrain sloped downward from the approach end of the runway. The plt stated that as the acft was flying over… - [NTSB ATL83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA126.md): Beech C-23 · Florence, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1983 · N63892 · Substantial damage > The nose gear collapsed during landing. The acft was allowed to bounce twice and on the third touchdown the nose gear hit first and collapsed. A post impact fire was confined to the engine compartment and was extinguished by CFR personnel. - [NTSB ATL82DA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA215.md): Cessna 172N · Somerset, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 25, 1982 · N4670J · Substantial damage > The student piot was on a controlled cross-country flight. While landing at the first en route airport, the aircraft veered off the runway and the nose gear collapsed. A witness stated that the aircraft bounced during the landing and the nose gear collapsed… - [NTSB ATL82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA173.md): Cameron Ballon 0-77 · Peewee Valley, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 21, 1982 · N96CB · No damage > The pilot reported that he took off in light to moderate wind conditions. During a 30 minute flight, the wind velocity increased. The pilot said that he briefed his passenger on how to position himself to avoid injury in the event of a hard landing. A shallow… - [NTSB ATL82DA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA111.md): Cessna 320A · Paintsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 21, 1982 · N600JR · Substantial damage > The pilot reported encountering wind shear at about 300 ft from the approach end of runway 31. He stated that the aircraft crabbed to the left and right rudder was applied. Also, he reported that the plane stalled about six to ten feet above the runway and… - [NTSB ATL82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA079.md): Hughes H-369HS · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 20, 1982 · N9143F · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing autorotation from 15 to 20 ft AGL. On the final landing, the helicopter touched down hard and the main rotor blades fexed downward and struck the tail boom. ## 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" = 'KY' 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=KY --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.