# NTSB investigations: Loss of control - on ground/water

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB LAX02LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA113.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Denio, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2002 · N7837W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind condition. Wind gust is a contributing factor.
- [NTSB SEA02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA056.md): Cessna 120 · Deer Park, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 2002 · N77301 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control while landing. A drainage ditch was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA112.md): Maule M-7-260 · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2002 · N7ZF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA069.md): Piper P46T · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2002 · N117NU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's failure to flare during initial touchdown.
- [NTSB LAX02LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA125.md): Schweizer G-164B · Dixon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2002 · N48631 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost directional control due to the unsuitable landing area. A contributing factor was the muddy runway condition.
- [NTSB LAX02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA103.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2002 · N800RC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. The crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB SEA02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA047.md): Cessna 172N · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2002 · N5413J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors included the student pilot's lack of experience, an icy runway, and a mound of snow adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB ATL02FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA058.md): Beech BE-60 · Mexia, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2002 · N7272D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to remove the control lock before the flight and his failure to follow the checklist.
- [NTSB NYC02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA066.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2002 · N9182X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB CHI02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA084.md): Cessna 172S · New Holstein, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2002 · N26105 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in the failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind condition and the runway marker sign which the airplane…
- [NTSB LAX02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA089.md): Beech 77 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2002 · N38026 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition.
- [NTSB CHI02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA078.md): Cessna 172P · Dowagiac, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2002 · N66986 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions that resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing roll. Factors to the accident were the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to attempt the landing with a gusting 20 knot…
- [NTSB DEN02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA025.md): Cessna 172N · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2002 · N4642J · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the pilot's fatigue from lack of sleep.
- [NTSB LAX02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA084.md): Cessna 172S · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2002 · N299ME · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the landing airplane failed to maintain directional control resulting in the on-ground collission.
- [NTSB SEA02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA038.md): Boeing Stearman A75N1 · Creswell, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2002 · N62658 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing resulting in the aircraft leaving the runway environment, crossing a ditch and nosing over. Contributing factors were variable winds reported by the pilot and the ditch.
- [NTSB LAX02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA086.md): Cessna 180 · Jean, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2002 · N9386C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA058.md): Piper PA-20 · Fremont, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2002 · N2254A · Substantial damage
  > Damage to the right tire, which resulted in a sudden loss of tire pressure and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB LAX02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA080.md): Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2002 · N502GL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control after encountering a gust of wind during the landing roll. Factors were the unexpected wind gusts and the soft terrain adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB CHI02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA076.md): Cessna 172N · Ottumwa, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2002 · N733FT · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the snowbank.
- [NTSB LAX02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA074.md): Aviat Pitts S-2B · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2002 · N300PS · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing rollout and failure of the CFI to adequately supervise the flight. A contributing factor was the decreased tension of the right main landing gear shock cord/bungee.
- [NTSB NYC02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA054.md): Beech F33A · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2002 · N3276R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and delay in aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA070.md): Cessna 172M · Payson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2002 · N5264R · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the premature raising of the flaps.
- [NTSB IAD02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA027.md): Cessna 208B · Waterville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2002 · N8RQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB MIA02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA055.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Milton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2002 · N41686 · Substantial damage
  > The inability of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a ground loop. A finding in the investigation was a loose left rudder flight control cable.
- [NTSB LAX02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA068.md): Cessna 206H · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2002 · N72635 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and nose over during landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA068.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Iowa Falls, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2002 · N9248D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and the subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the rough terrain encountered.
- [NTSB MIA02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA056.md): Maule M-7-235B · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 2002 · N235AL · Substantial damage
  > The poor in-flight planning decision by the pilot-in-command for his failure to request the runway most aligned with the wind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DEN02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA022.md): Cessna 175 · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 2002 · N7693M · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during take off roll.
- [NTSB DEN02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA021.md): Cessna 152 · Logan, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2002 · N68737 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the runway's patchy snow and ice conditions and a snow bank along the side of the runway.
- [NTSB FTW02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA067.md): Cessna 172 · Iraan, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 2002 · N509R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for landing, the tail wind condition, and his lack of total experience in the type of aircraft.
- [NTSB ATL02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA039.md): Cessna 172M · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2002 · N9334H · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a collision with an airport sign. Factors were wet runway surface and wind gust.
- [NTSB ANC02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA009.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2002 · N9908D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, icy runway conditions, and snow-covered terrain along the runway edges.
- [NTSB LAX02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA067.md): Farrand Vans RV6 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2002 · N164DF · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to sufficiently slow the airplane prior to exiting the runway, which lead to the left main landing gear collapsing and a subsequent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA062.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2002 · N83517 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
- [NTSB IAD02LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA023.md): Mooney M20C · Martinsville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2001 · N6779U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature rotation and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB SEA02LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA029.md): Pilatus PC-12 · Sunriver, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2001 · N852AL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. An icy runway and a snow bank were factors.
- [NTSB LAX02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA060.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2001 · N4390S · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA056.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 2001 · N666DE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the overload of the nose gear fork. The overload failure of the nose landing gear fork, the embankment, and the remedial action not possible were contributing factors.
- [NTSB LAX02LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA052.md): Cessna 185F · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2001 · N5172R · Substantial damage
  > Wear on the tail wheel thrust plate spacers resulted in the compression springs binding on the thrust plates and the tail wheel sticking, so that the pilot could not maintain directional control.
- [NTSB DEN02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA015.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Crested Butte, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2001 · N8704W · Substantial damage
  > a wet brake that later froze resulting in a loss of directional control on landing. A contributing factor was the snow bank.
- [NTSB LAX02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA051.md): Vernon Sonerai IIL · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2001 · N6399D · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the landing rollout. Factors were the owner/pilot's inadequate remedial design changes and the freshly plowed field.
- [NTSB FTW02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA058.md): Cessna 172 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2001 · N5181R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB DEN02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA014.md): Cessna 172N · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2001 · N73892 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA020.md): Maule M-7-235 · Halfway, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 2001 · N61385 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons. A factor was a snow-covered landing surface.
- [NTSB NYC02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA035.md): Cessna 172M · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2001 · N12521 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB MIA02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA042.md): Ferguson A 26 Vulcan SS · Newnan, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 2001 · N6129F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway perimeter fence pole and trees.
- [NTSB CHI02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA045.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2001 · N248ND · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of total experience and the runway light which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB CHI02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA039.md): Luscombe 8A · Harrisonville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2001 · N77869 · Substantial damage
  > directional control not maintained be the pilot during landing rollout. The ditch was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB IAD02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA017.md): Cessna 152 · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2001 · N58ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX02LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA029.md): Aviat S-2C · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2001 · N4HV · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the flight instructor to maintain directional control resulted in a departure from the runway surface and collision with a runway sign.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?occurrence=260&page=28

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=260&page=27

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