# NTSB investigations, OR: 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 1 of 2 · 58 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB LAX08CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA012.md): Cessna 150M · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2007 · N45720 · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and porpoise down the runway. Contributing factors in the accident were the night conditions and the optical illusion created by the narrow runway width and upsloping terrain. - [NTSB LAX08CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA017.md): Cessna 182P · Troutdale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2007 · N6415F · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed. - [NTSB SEA07CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA216.md): Cessna 182P · Baker City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2007 · N7380S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and misjudged flare during landing. - [NTSB SEA07CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA205.md): Robinson R22 · Bend, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2007 · N707WH · Substantial damage > An excessive descent rate during a simulated power-off autorotation, and the pilot's failure to initiate corrective action in time to keep the helicopter from impacting the terrain. - [NTSB SEA06CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA137.md): Hughes 369A · Medford, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2006 · N72LB · Substantial damage > The pilot's misinterpretation of the wind direction (in-flight planning) and subsequent improper descent rate to the ground during a landing attempt. A factor was the tailwind conditions. - [NTSB SEA06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA102.md): Hughes 369A · Banks, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2006 · N369V · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while performing a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's incorrect interpretation of the examiner's instruction to add power. - [NTSB SEA06CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA082.md): Cessna 172 · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2006 · N20488 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A related factor was the crosswind. - [NTSB SEA05CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA113.md): Micco MAC-145A · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2005 · N223MJ · Substantial damage > The demonstration pilot's (pilot in command) inadequate supervision of the pilot-passengers descent on final for landing. A contributing factor was the pilot-passengers improper descent on final for landing. - [NTSB SEA05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA024.md): Maule MX-7-235 · Hermiston, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2004 · N420CD · Substantial damage > An improper flare and descent rate during landing resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB SEA04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA014.md): Tracy Kolb Mark III · Prineville, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2003 · NONE · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted takeoff. Factors include the pilot's lack of experience in this type of aircraft (pusher). - [NTSB SEA02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA176.md): Eells Air Command 503 · Prineville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2002 · N25069 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB SEA02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA153.md): Mooney M20L · Newberg, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2002 · N1024Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate flare and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions. - [NTSB SEA02LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA129.md): Rockwell International 690A · Crescent Lake, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2002 · N690RE · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain proper rate of descent resulting in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear separation. Contributing factors were the turbulent crosswind conditions the pilot encountered just before touchdown. - [NTSB SEA02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA100.md): Cessna 152 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2002 · N757FY · Substantial damage > An improper flare during the landing. Not performing a proper recovery from a bounced landing was a factor. - [NTSB SEA02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA034.md): Rockwell 500-S · Baker City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2002 · N1187G · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive descent rate at the time the aircraft came in contact with the runway during a night precautionary landing. Factors include extensive airframe ice accumulation, ice accumulation on the flight compartment windshield, ambient conditions… - [NTSB SEA01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA086.md): Cessna U206 · Yamhill, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 2001 · N29147 · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for gusty tailwind conditions, resulting in an excessive rate of descent at touchdown. Factors include gusty tailwinds during the landing sequence. - [NTSB SEA01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA044.md): Bell 206B · McMinnville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 2001 · N58WW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to apply adequate power during a practice autorotation. A factor contributing to the accident was a rough/uneven area on the asphalt landing surface. - [NTSB SEA00TA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00TA138.md): Cessna 182R · John Day, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 2000 · N101SP · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare on touchdown resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot's entrance into an inadvertent porpoise condition. - [NTSB SEA00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA106.md): Cessna 182M · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2000 · N999CT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Factors include a tailwind. - [NTSB SEA99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA094.md): Cessna 182 · Redmond, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1999 · N91816 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare. - [NTSB SEA99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA026.md): Robinson R-22 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1999 · N605HA · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. - [NTSB SEA98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA149.md): Cessna 195B · Ashland, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1998 · N2125C · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB SEA98LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA129.md): Cessna 150 · Oregon City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1998 · N6417T · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare. - [NTSB SEA98LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA061.md): Cessna 180 · Redmond, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1998 · N2933C · Substantial damage > The passenger-pilot's excessive rate of descent during touchdown. Factors include the pilot-in-command's inadequate recovery from a hard/bounced landing, the passenger-pilot's failure to execute a go-around after taking control of the aircraft, and gusty… - [NTSB SEA96LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA139.md): Agusta A109 · Newport, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1996 · N808GM · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty wind condition during the landing. The gusty wind was a related factor. - [NTSB SEA96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA101.md): Cessna 177 · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1996 · N177JM · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to properly judge the distance and altitude to the runway just before touching down, and his premature flare for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the presence of sun glare during the landing, and the resultant degradation… - [NTSB SEA95LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA046.md): Cessna 177 · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1995 · N2901X · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB SEA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA115.md): Cessna 172P · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1994 · N53161 · Substantial damage > Poor in-flight planning. Factors to the accident were: inadequate remedial action and uncontrolled porpoise. - [NTSB SEA93LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA199.md): Cessna 152 · Yamhill, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1993 · N757WT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, improper flare, and improper recovery from a forced landing. - [NTSB SEA92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA123.md): Cessna TR182 · Baker, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1992 · N6138S · Substantial damage > The pilots inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors include unfavorable, gusty winds. - [NTSB SEA92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA088.md): Hughes 369E · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1992 · N5211Y · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's excessive application of collective. - [NTSB SEA91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA151.md): Beech C33A · Brookings, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1991 · N12EM · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare for touchdown, and her improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB SEA91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA135.md): Robinson R-22B · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1991 · N202PR · Substantial damage > The student pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability and inadquate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was his decision to attempt a solo autoroation. - [NTSB SEA91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA080.md): Cessna 172A · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1991 · N9852T · Substantial damage > An inadequately planned approach which resulted in a hard landing. Factors to the accident were rough water landing conditions, poor supervision by the CFI, and the overload condition to the float assembly. - [NTSB SEA90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA012.md): McCulloch J-2 · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1989 · N4379G · Substantial damage > Delayed remedial action by the flight instructor and failure of the student to relinguish control. Factors include inadequate airspeed and an excessive descent rate. - [NTSB SEA89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA177.md): Bell 47G · Corvallis, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1989 · N47VS · Destroyed > Student pilot's improper use of the collective control while performing hovering autorotations, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the student's actions, which resuled in hard landings. In addition, the engine mount was significantly weakened… - [NTSB SEA89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA172.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1989 · N358JS · Substantial damage > The pilot misjudging altitude and airspeed. - [NTSB SEA88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA157.md): Cessna 172N · Tyge Valley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1988 · N737RB · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that late in the apch, the acft developed a high sink rate. However, he used elevator only to correct the sink rate. The aircraft impacted the runway and bounced. On the third bounce, the nose gear failed and the aircraft nosed over. The… - [NTSB SEA88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA091.md): Cessna 150K · Yamhill, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1988 · N6251G · Substantial damage > On short final for landing onto a 2100 foot airstrip at about 12 feet AGL, the aircraft encountered adverse winds and struck the ground in a three point attitude breaking off the nose gear. The aircraft then nosed over inverted striking a barbed wire fence.… - [NTSB SEA87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA134.md): Cessna 182 · Sprague River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N2625Q · Substantial damage > A hard, flat, bounced landing occurred collapsing the nose gear and damaging the firewall. - [NTSB SEA87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA070.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Newberg, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1987 · N4298T · Substantial damage > Seated at the controls in the left front seat was a plt who had not flown in ten years. Seated in the right front seat was the owner/student plt. The purpose of the flt according to the plt, was to familiarize the plt with the acft so that the plt could… - [NTSB SEA86LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA101.md): Beech 76 · Troutdale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1986 · N5095M · Substantial damage > The acft was substantially damaged during a hard landing performed by the multi-enging student during a dual instructional flt. - [NTSB SEA85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA222.md): Cessna 180 · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1985 · N8062V · Substantial damage > The plt lost directional control of the acft following a bounced landing. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy where it contacted an area of tall grass and nosed over. - [NTSB SEA85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA174.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Lebanon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1985 · N9417A · Substantial damage > The plt stated he performed 4 circling approaches over a sand bar and on the 5th approcah, rotor RPM decayed. Unable to regain the RPM, a hard landing resulted during which the main rotor blades severed the tailrotor. - [NTSB SEA85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA084.md): Bellanca 17-31A · Yamhill, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1985 · N9705E · Destroyed > Witnesses observed the acft apch the airstrip with excessive speed. Touchdown on the rwy was beyond the halfway point & the acft bounced back into the air. Power was applied for an apparent go-around. The acft cleared tall trees at the end of the runway, but… - [NTSB SEA84LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA235.md): Garre Leo J Glasair · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1984 · N108DR · Substantial damage > Plt was attempting a no flap landing. The acft developed a high rate of sink, struck the rwy and bounced. The acft ground looped and nosed over. - [NTSB SEA84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA018.md): Piper PA-22-125 · Bandon, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1983 · N885A · Substantial damage > The plt & a flt instructor (CFI) were on a local flt for a biennial flt review. During a simulated forced landing, the acft was allowed to develop a high rate of sink. The CFI stated that they encountered a low level wind shear near the rwy & touched down… - [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 SEA83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA011.md): Brantly 305 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1982 · N16616 · Substantial damage > The tail skid hit the ground hard during landing. This caused the helicopter to bounce, and the left wheel contacted the ground causing the helicopter to turn sideways. The main rotor contacted the tail rotor, destroying both tail and main rotor blades. - [NTSB SEA83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA010.md): Cessna 182B · Redmond, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1982 · N8714T · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that during landing, the aircraft was hit with a 40 knot crosswind, which forced the aircraft into the runway. The nose gear collapsed causing structural damage T0 the aircraft. 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