# NTSB investigations, 1986: 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 3 · 103 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB CHI87LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA056.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1986 · N4325E · Substantial damage > While practicing touch & go landings, the student plt reports, the acft 'suddenly dropped' resulting in a hard landing. The acft then porpoised separating the nose gear and skidding to a stop off the rwy. - [NTSB FTW87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA036.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1986 · N8456X · Substantial damage > The plt stated that after a normal apch, he made a hard landing on the main gear and the acft bounced. He further stated that the second contact was hard on the main gear and that the nose gear collapsed when it touched down the 2nd time. Damage sustained by… - [NTSB FTW87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA034.md): Cessna 150 · Arlington, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1986 · N714LL · Substantial damage > A student pilot on solo flight in the local area of Arlington airport (F54) TX. Substantially damaged a Cessna 150 during a hard landing, breaking the nose gear and nosing over inverted. The pilot received minor injuries. - [NTSB NYC87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA048.md): Cessna 150 · Poestenkill, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1986 · N50714 · Substantial damage > The pilot touched down hard, added power for a go around. Sluggish engine did not have enough power to clear trees at the end of the runway. Aircraft collided with trees. The plt after the acc said that after cutting off the carb head the eng seemed sluggish.… - [NTSB LAX87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA041.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1986 · N4101E · Substantial damage > At the end of a local pleasure flight, the pilot attempted a downwind landing by following other traffic in the pattern. During touchdown, the left wing lifted. The pilot corrected by moving the control stick to the left. At that time, the aircraft became… - [NTSB LAX87LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA063.md): Cessna 310K · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1986 · N6953L · Substantial damage > The acft was landed hard while on a pleasure flt. The plt indicated that while en route to his destination it was discovered that the door was not properly shut. He diverted to Phoenix to shut the door. The acft was observed descending vertically from aprx 40… - [NTSB DEN87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA019.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Goshen, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1986 · N47042 · Substantial damage > The plt was practicing power recovery autorotations then attempted one power off, full stop. The plt allowed the main rotor RPM to decay during approach and took no corrective action. The acft landed hard with slight forward motion and the plt applied aft… - [NTSB CHI87DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEV01.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Bloomington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 8, 1986 · N8156C · Substantial damage > According to the plt, the acft bounced upon touchdown. She attempted to reflare the acft, however, it bounced again and a go-around was performed. The acft was then landed without further incident. Following the landing it was determined the acft had received… - [NTSB MIA87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA030.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 · Brandon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1986 · N37171 · No damage > A high sink rate was not arrested prior to the hard ldg. The plt stated that he briefed the pax on ldg procedures which included a tight grip in the event of an emerg ldg. The pax statements differed from those of the Balloon crew concerning the content of… - [NTSB CHI87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA034.md): Raven S-66A · Baldwin, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1986 · N4196N · No damage > While landing, the passengers were instructed to stay to the side of the basket and hold on. However, one passenger moved toward the center of the basket and hit a video camera with her leg. During the occurrence, her leg was fractured between the knee and… - [NTSB MIA87LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA017.md): Cessna 152 · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1986 · N93588 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was about to conduct his first touch-&-go ldg after a local solo training flt. On the first ldg, he said he made a 'slight bounce' & he leveled the acft & set up for another flare. He said the acft touched down again on the mains but… - [NTSB MIA87LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA016.md): Piper PA-28 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1986 · N242FT · Substantial damage > The plt was making her 1st solo ldg when the acft began to balloon & porpoise. The acft hit the rwy on the nose & prop then came to rest beside the rwy. A witness stated that the acft had 'got away from her'. The plt stated the accident could have been… - [NTSB MIA87LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA014.md): Cessna 172P · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1986 · N63328 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that during touch-&-go landing practice on his final landing, he landed hard, the nose gear collapsed and the acft slid to a stop on the runway. - [NTSB CHI87LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA008.md): Cessna 177 · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1986 · N3436T · Substantial damage > According to the plt, it was a normal flight and approach to rwy 18. On touchdown, the acft nose dropped and the acft bounced three of four times. The plt stated that he immediately added pwr and became airborne, but a vibration caused him to cut pwr and land… - [NTSB NYC87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA044.md): Centrair 101A · Julian, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1986 · N40KG · Substantial damage > The pilot had decided to land following a 41 minute flt. The plt reported his airspeed was too fast during the landing apch and he over compensated which resulted in too slow of an airspeed. The glider touched down hard, became airborne and landed hard a… - [NTSB CHI87DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM02.md): Leblanc Dragonfly · Lansing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 20, 1986 · N4463L · Substantial damage > The home built acft was on a test flt & was being flown by a plt with only about 2.5 hrs of flt time in this make & model. During the landing, the acft touched down hard & began to porpoise. The canard & wooden prop were damaged during the occurrence. - [NTSB FTW87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA006.md): Cessna 177 · Jacksboro, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1986 · N29589 · Substantial damage > The pilot reports that after a hard landing, the aircraft ballooned, bounced hard and veered off the runway due to gusty crosswinds. The winds for the area were reported to be from 140 degrees at 11 knots with no gusts. - [NTSB LAX87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA019.md): Lake LA4-180 · Folsom, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1986 · N1118L · Substantial damage > During a local cross country pleasure flight, the pilot attempted a landing on Lake Folsom. Upon touchdown the aircraft began settling in the water then nosed over and sank. The pilot stated he felt there was an object in the water that was struck. Witnesses… - [NTSB ATL87LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA008.md): Beech C23 · Middlefield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1986 · N5162M · Substantial damage > Student plt stated that he was preparing to land after a business x-country flt. On downwind he noted the wind sock ind a x-wind. Made a long final and did not notice x-wind. Stated that at flare he seemed to have a little tailwind since his spd was 85 KTS… - [NTSB MIA87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA009.md): Cessna 152 · Hattiesburg, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1986 · N24485 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on a supervised solo flt. He stated that he had always been 'scared' of landings & when he returned to the airport to land, the wind sock was standing 'straight out.' He later stated that he intended to continue flying and thought that he… - [NTSB NYC87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA019.md): Piper PA-38 · Leroy, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1986 · N60CS · Substantial damage > Flight instructor simulating an emergency landing, landed on main landing gears and tail. Aircraft veered to the right off the runway and collided with bushes. - [NTSB DEN87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA006.md): Cessna 152 · Price, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1986 · N93703 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on a solo cross-country flt. She stated that on landing, the acft ballooned. She initiated a go-around and during the climbout, the acft began to settle. It drifted off to the side of the rwy and the wing tip struck the ground. The acft… - [NTSB NYC87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA013.md): Cessna 150 · So. Dayton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1986 · N50832 · Substantial damage > The student pilot came in long and high, bounced the aircraft a few times. The nose wheel collpased and the aircraft was substantially damaged. - [NTSB LAX86DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVM07.md): Walter D. Burleson KR-2 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 28, 1986 · N50WB · Substantial damage > During a first proving flt for the experimental homebuilt, the pilot said the aircraft 'hit hard' during the landing, bounced and came down on the left wing and nose. According to the pilot, he had accrued less than an hour of flight time in the accident… - [NTSB DCA86IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86IA001.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1986 · N402EA · Minor damage > Drg arrival, the flt crew made a visual apch to rwy 23L in calm wind conds. Flt crew statements indicated that when they were on final apch at about 100 ft AGL, the acft was on the proper glidepath for landing. However the resulting grnd contact was harder… - [NTSB DEN86LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA257.md): Beech V35 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1986 · N50BD · Substantial damage > The plt landed hard at the abq municipal arpt. The plt said he had runaway trim causing loss of control. The pax felt the plt lost control due to temporary physical incapacitation. Exam of the flt control system revealed no evidence of a flt control system… - [NTSB MKC86LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA191.md): Barnes AX-7 · Creston, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1986 · N2054F · No damage > The pilot of the hot air balloon made a landing that was hard enough to break her right ankle. The pilot stated the accident possibly could have been avoided if she had been wearing hightop shoes with laces. - [NTSB LAX86LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA341.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1986 · N9560J · Substantial damage > At the end of the first leg of a solo cross-country flight the plt experienced a hard landing and the acft porpoised. On the second bounce the plt added power. The acft then bounced a third time collapsing the nose gear. - [NTSB NYC86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA242.md): Cessna 172 · Seven Springs, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N733CP · Substantial damage > Pilot came in long and high for landing, attempted to land then decided to abort due to insufficient runway remaining. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway. - [NTSB CHI86FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEE07.md): Murphy LONG-EZE · Princeton, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N21VE · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he held the aircraft in a crabbed attitude throughout the touchdown phase of landing to compensate for a crosswind condition. On touchdown the nose and main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft slid on its belly for approximately 330… - [NTSB LAX86LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA345.md): Cessna 150 · Modesto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1986 · N112LN · Substantial damage > At the end of one leg of a solo cross-country flight the student pilot experienced a hard landing which resulted in a porpoise on the rwy. The pilot did not realize the severity of the initial bounce and tried to re-flare the aircraft without adding power.… - [NTSB ATL86LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA241.md): Cessna 150 · Smithfield, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1986 · N3410J · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during a practice landing he flared too high off the runway surface. The pilot lowered the nose, causing the nosewheel to strike the runway. The pilot lost control and the acft skidded off the left side, down an embankment and flipped… - [NTSB BFO86FIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FIG03.md): Champion 7FC · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1986 · N9853Y · Substantial damage > The acft was observed to touch down hard on the sod rwy, bounce into the air, and come back down on the left main and nose wheel. The nose wheel fork broke and the nose wheel departed the acft. The acft continued to slide for aprx 24 ft after which time it… - [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 LAX86LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA333.md): Cessna 182R · Kernville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1986 · N9745H · Substantial damage > The plt stated he made a hard landing and the acft bounced. After taxiing the acft to parking it was discovered that substantial damage was sustained. The plt also indicated that the winds at the time were calm. - [NTSB DEN86LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA240.md): Cessna 170B · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1986 · N2790D · Substantial damage > Plt was ferrying acft from glenwood springs, CO to troy, MO. Acft was out of annual (3-84) and a special airworthiness certificate was issued. Plt likewise had not flown for 2 years. Plt accomplished the mandatory biennial flight review the day before the… - [NTSB BFO86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA043.md): Piper 601P · Indian Head, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1986 · N9756Q · Substantial damage > The owner of the Aerostar 601P was flying his family and a friend from bedford, Massachusetts to Indian Head, Maryland. After monitoring the dca ATIS he elected to make an ILS to fort belvoir, Virginia, break off the missed approach and proceed VFR over to… - [NTSB CHI86LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA207.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Galesburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1986 · N8787C · Substantial damage > The non-instrament rated pilot, landing in IFR conditions, flared too high resulting in a hard landing, nose gear failure and buckling of the engine mounts. - [NTSB CHI86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA204.md): Cessna 182G · Chesaning, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1986 · N95638 · Substantial damage > The pilot was making his first landing to a sod runway. While decelerating over the runway at about 6' AGL. The aircraft began to sink rapidly. He added power, but the landing gear hit hard and the aircraft bounced several feet back into the air. He added… - [NTSB FTW86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA153.md): Cessna 206 · Ardmore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1986 · N6128Z · Substantial damage > The pre-solo student pilot had taken the aircraft without the owner's permission. He flew around the area for approximately 30 minutes before returning to the airport. After a hard landing, the nose wheel tire blew causing the nose wheel to collapse. The… - [NTSB NYC86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA204.md): Hughes 369HS · Norwood, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1986 · N369B · Substantial damage > The plt was practicing an autorotation from a closed traffic pattern to the numbers on rwy 35. He rprtd that he made a normal flare & power recovery. However, as the helicopter was nosing forward out of the flare, the plt heard a noise & felt a percussion… - [NTSB NYC86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA203.md): Bell 47G2 · Hazleton, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1986 · N7739 · Substantial damage > The Bell 47G2 made a hard landing in a field. The main rotor contacted the tail rotor and boom. The helicopter received substantial damage and the pilot received minor injuries. On scene examination revealed no evidence of any defect or malfunction of the… - [NTSB ATL86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA214.md): Cessna 150F · Lenoir, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1986 · N8757G · Substantial damage > The student plt was executing full stop landings then making a take off after each landing. He was attempting his fourth landing when the acft bounced, he applied power to try to regain control of the acft. The nose gear collapsed upon touch down, the strut… - [NTSB DEN86LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA217.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Monument Valley, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N8272Y · Substantial damage > The plt was landing on a 3100 ft dirt rwy, at an arpt with mtns nearby. He said that just before landing, the acft encountered a downdraft at about 100 ft AGL & 'the bottom fell out.' Subsequently, the acft landed hard & the rgt main lndg gear failed. There… - [NTSB CHI86LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA190.md): Beech B-19 · Manchester, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N6517R · Substantial damage > The pilot states, that on flare out the aircraft ballooned and then settled, sustaining a hard landing. The nose gear failed upon touchdown. - [NTSB CHI86LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA184.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Traverse City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1986 · N2185B · Substantial damage > While flaring to land, the aircraft had excessive speed and ballooned. Subsequently, it bounced twice, then began to veer to the left. The pilot performed a go-around. During the initial portion of the go-around, the left wing struck a runway edge identifier… - [NTSB SEA86LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA175.md): Cessna 152 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1986 · N68723 · Substantial damage > Student pilot, with about 2 hours solo time, was making touch and go's. during the last landing the aircraft was observed to make several bouncing contacts with the runway before the nose gear collapsed. - [NTSB NYC86LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA180.md): Cessna 172 · Kingston, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1986 · N54946 · Destroyed > The student plt was on his 1st solo flt. After a go-around, his next apch was good until the acft encountered a gust of wind just before touchdown. Subsequently, the acft landed hard (hit on rear section), veered off the rwy & nosed over. - [NTSB LAX86LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA291.md): Enstrom EN-280-C · Los Altos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1986 · N5692P · Substantial damage > The instructor stated that during a practice auto rotative landing the helicopter lost rotor RPM and a hard landing followed. On ground contact, the main rotor blades struck the tail cone, resulting in substantial damage. The instructor further stated that… - [NTSB LAX86LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA299.md): Boeing N25-3 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1986 · N5106N · Substantial damage > A Boeing N2S-3 nosed over on landing while on a local VFR flight. The pilot indicated that he had logged a total of 2.4 hours in this make and model aircraft all within the previous ninety days. The pilot stated that on his last approach, the speed was too… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1986&occurrence=200&page=2 ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986 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&year=1986 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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