# NTSB investigations, SC: 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 NYC07CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA220.md): Eurocopter AS-350B2 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 8, 2007 · N505RA · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB ATL07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA086.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2007 · N87619 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA015.md): Cessna 172SP · West Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2004 · N37CJ · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control during rollout. A factor was the runway sign. - [NTSB ATL04LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA037.md): Hughes OH-6A · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2003 · N536 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing and a main rotor/tailboom strike. - [NTSB ATL03LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA074.md): Cessna 152 · Summerville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2003 · N6599B · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB MIA02LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA155.md): Barnes Vans RV-6 · Chesnee, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2002 · N190TB · Substantial damage > the pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and damage to the airplane. - [NTSB MIA01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA014.md): Craig R. Merrill Luton Beta · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2000 · N545CM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in the aircraft settling fast, touching down hard, and colliding with an embankment on the side of the runway, where it came to rest inverted. - [NTSB MIA99LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA202.md): Beech C23 · Seneca, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1999 · N63TW · Substantial damage > the pilot misjudged the flare, landed hard, bounced, departed the runway, which resulted in an impact with a ditch and embankment. A factor in this accident was the improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ATL99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA022.md): Cessna 150 · Winnsboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1998 · N330JC · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in overload damage to the nose wheel assembly. - [NTSB ATL97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA032.md): Cessna 172N · Anderson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1997 · N1445E · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's improper level off. - [NTSB MIA96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA217.md): Piper J3 · Aiken, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1996 · N2CE · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing; and his loss of directional control, which was followed by impact with trees. - [NTSB ATL95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA015.md): Piper PA-601P · Luray, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1994 · N22ML · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL94LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA167.md): Cessna 152 · W. Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1994 · N94194 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to properly flare the aircraft, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA146.md): Swearingen SA-26AT · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1994 · N802DJ · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly flare the aircraft during landing, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA091.md): Cessna 172M · Barnwell, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1994 · N61990 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to flare properly which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ATL93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA083.md): Bell 206B · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1993 · N96DM · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions during the approach and landing. Factors were the gusts, turbulence, and tailwind conditions at the landing site. - [NTSB ATL92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA168.md): Beech C23 · Pageland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1992 · N63892 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper touchdown, resulting in an overload failure of the nose gear attachment support tubes. Factors were the lack of total experience of the pilot and the ditch adjacent to the runway. - [NTSB ATL92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA149.md): Cessna 182A · Aiken, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1992 · N5532B · Substantial damage > The pilot's diverted attention which resulted in the improper use of the elevator and inadvertent porpoise. - [NTSB ATL92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA123.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Winnsboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1992 · N2106E · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper level off and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ATL92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA084.md): PZL-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1992 · N3141W · Substantial damage > The improper flare during the touchdown phase of the approach by the pilot which exceeded the design limits of the airframe and the right landing gear assembly. - [NTSB ATL90LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA181.md): Schweizer G-164B · Minturn, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1990 · N36303 · Substantial damage > A previously fractured main wheel which had resulted from a hard landing. A factor in the accident was inadequate inspection by the operator. - [NTSB ATL90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA101.md): Cessna 177B · Spartanburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1990 · N19119 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ATL89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA176.md): Piper PA28-140 · Holly Hill, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1989 · N4594T · Substantial damage > Pilot misjudged his landing approach path and crossed the runway threshold too high to safely complete the landing. He also flared the airplane at too high an altitude resulting in a stall to a hard touchdown on the nose wheel exceeding the structural… - [NTSB ATL89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA109.md): Cessna 182Q · Pickens, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1989 · N757MY · Substantial damage > Improper flare by the pilot and inadequate supervision of the flight by the other crew member. - [NTSB ATL88LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA203.md): Cessna 172 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1988 · N7392A · Substantial damage > The student & instructor (CFI) were on a practice short field apch, simulating a 50' obstacle. The CFI rprtd that as the acft came over the threshold at about 40' AGL, the airspeed was 60 mph & the flaps were extended 40 deg. The studentreduced the power to… - [NTSB ATL88LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA192.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Mccormick, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1988 · N2609G · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on her second solo cross country flight. She had deptd donaldson center near greenville, SC and had flown to athens, ga where she had completed a touch and go landing. She then proceeded to Mccormick, SC and flew over the airport to… - [NTSB ATL88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA126.md): Cessna 152 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1988 · N68726 · Substantial damage > The student plt rptd that the airplane was low on final appch, and that he applied pwr to maintain altitude. After crossing the rwy threshold, he reduced the pwr to idle & lowered the nose to maintain airspeed. He initiated a flare prior to touchdown, but the… - [NTSB ATL88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA001.md): Cessna 172P · Hilton Head, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1987 · N66090 · Destroyed > The student plt was performing a crosswind landing which resulted in a hard landing. The acft drifted to the side of the rwy and one wheel was off the paved surface upon the next touchdown. The student plt attempted to hold the acft straight in the direction… - [NTSB ATL87LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA192.md): Navion H · New Ellenton, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1987 · N2525T · Substantial damage > Previously, the acft had been involved in a gear-up lndg & was out of svc while it was being repaired. Drg that time the annual inspn expired. A special airworthiness certificate was obtained to ferry the acft to the sizemore arpt for the annual inspn. Drg… - [NTSB ATL87LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA181.md): Cessna 172B · Belton, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1987 · N8105X · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that while on short final he experienced a downdraft which caused him to land hard. The aircraft bounced and went off the left side of the sod strip. The pilot lost control of the aircraft after it bounced. The pilot estimated that surface… - [NTSB ATL85LMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LMG07.md): Cessna 172N · Anderson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 7, 1985 · N737LH · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the acft encountered a gust of wind as he was landing & the nose went up. Subsequently, the acft landed hard & was damaged. - [NTSB ATL85LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA212.md): Cessna 182C · Lugoff, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1985 · N8472T · Substantial damage > The plt transported a load of skydivers to alt & was returning to the airstrip. During arrival, he decided to practice a simulated eng out landing. While on an apch with full flaps, the plt elected to slip the acft. As he was transitioning from a side slip to… - [NTSB ATL85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA006.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Abbeville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1984 · N66CM · Substantial damage > Right main tire blew during a hard landing. Plt applied left brake and rudder but acft continued off right side of rwy. Acft skidded across a pile of debris which initiated a flash fire in the underbrush. The right main gear assembly was broken from the acft… - [NTSB ATL83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA154.md): Cessna 152B · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1983 · N6521B · Substantial damage > The acft bounced during a hard landing and stalled about 10 feet AGL. The second contact with the runway occurred with the nose gear first. The nose gear then collapsed. This was a training flight with a solo student pilot as pilot in command. The weather was… - [NTSB ATL83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA097.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Hampton, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1983 · N40863 · Substantial damage > The left main landing gear of the aircraft collapsed during a hard landing. The pilot stated that he cleared tall pine trees north of the runway at about 90 mhp (78 KTS). Shortly thereafter the aircraft started to sink 'real fast'. The pilot stated that he… - [NTSB ATL83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA076.md): Cessna 152 · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1982 · N6537P · Substantial damage > The student pilot stated he attempted to land beyond the mid-point of the runway from a high threshold position with full flaps deployed. The aircraft was forced onto the runway, bounced 3 times, and the nose gear collapsed. - [NTSB ATL82DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLG12.md): Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A · Oswego, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N73871 · Substantial damage > The purpose of the flight was to study cotton fields that the pilot had been assigned to spray in the near future. He stated that during a landing approach on a farm field road, a wasp landed on his left arm and started stinging. The pilot allowed the rotor… ## 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" = 'SC' 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=SC --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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