# 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 IAD01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA085.md): Cessna 195 · Moultonboro, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2001 · N4352V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI01LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA224.md): Maule M-5-180C · Houghton Lake, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2001 · N56646 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor relating to this accident was the trees.
- [NTSB SEA01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA140.md): Boeing E75N1 · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N65900 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed with insufficient formation spacing behind the lead aircraft, resulting in an encounter with the lead aircraft's wake turbulence, and subsequently lost directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA139.md): Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 · Great Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N2TS · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft while landing.
- [NTSB LAX01FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA252.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N769BB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to reduce the engine power control levers to ground idle prior to leaving the helicopter, resulting in the unmanned helicopter moving on the helipad and performing a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB NYC01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA181.md): Stinson 108-1 · Latrobe, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2001 · N8212K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA089.md): Piper PA-16 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2001 · N5280H · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA136.md): Cessna 180K · Quincy, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2001 · N64426 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include an encounter with a dust devil/whirlwind.
- [NTSB IAD01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA082.md): Cessna 152 · Millville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2001 · N4662Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX01LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA248.md): Cessna T210M · Marble Canyon, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2001 · N732RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use all the available runway and his failure to follow the prescribed short field takeoff procedure resulting in a loss of control during the takeoff roll. Factors were the short, rough, and rising runway, and the soft dirt surrounding…
- [NTSB CHI01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA210.md): Cessna 140 · Spearfish, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2001 · N2005V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his lack of experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.
- [NTSB NYC01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA170.md): Taylorcraft F21B · Simsbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2001 · N4418U · Substantial damage
  > **This report was modified on 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for additional details.** a loose tail wheel assembly and the failure of maintenance personnel to adequately follow annual inspection procedures. A factor in the accident…
- [NTSB FTW01LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA161.md): Cessna 172 · Kingston, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2001 · N1581V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which required his evasive maneuver and resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB SEA01LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA128.md): Tibert Baby Lakes · Stevensville, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2001 · N94AT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped aircraft during the landing roll. Factors include the pilot's low total time in this make and model aircraft and his lack of recent experience in this make and model aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX01LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA238.md): Sparks KR-2 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2001 · N122MS · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB SEA01LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA126.md): Maule M-5-210C · Big Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2001 · N349X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions during the landing roll. High and gusting winds were factors.
- [NTSB IAD01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA077.md): Garro Sonerai II · Cortland, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2001 · N79TG · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted take-off. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain adequate take-off speed.
- [NTSB FTW01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA160.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mount Pleasant, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2001 · N220H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was his lack of total experience in tail wheel-equipped airplanes.
- [NTSB DEN01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA120.md): Cessna 172Q · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2001 · N66076 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing. A contributing factor were the adverse wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC01LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA161.md): Cessna 152 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2001 · N5286P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of control of the airplane after bouncing the landing. A factor in the accident was her heightened anxiety over making her first solo landing.
- [NTSB NYC01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA160.md): Chek Avid Mark IV · Salisbury, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2001 · N1968N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control. Factors were the quartering tailwind, and the improper rebuild of the left main landing gear with a reduced size brace.
- [NTSB LAX01LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA224.md): Cessna 182P · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2001 · N7336Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the rudder control to correct for torque and P-factor effects, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.
- [NTSB ATL01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA069.md): Cessna 177 · Milledgeville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2001 · N3381T · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the subsequent collision with an object during an attempted landing. A factor was porpoise induced oscillation.
- [NTSB LAX01LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA225.md): Cessna U206D · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2001 · N72218 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind gust and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.
- [NTSB DEN01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA123.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Bryce Canyon, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2001 · N872CC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX01LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA223.md): Rudolph Venture · Grass Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 2001 · N84V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB LAX01LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA218.md): Stolp Starduster SA-300 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2001 · N711MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB SEA01LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA119.md): Shaub EAA Biplane (P-2) · Zillah, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · N39RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was a tailwind.
- [NTSB IAD01LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA078.md): Patalivo Dominator · Laconia, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot's inability to maintain control of the gyrocopter after inadvertently allowing it to become airborne. A factor was the pilot's lack of flight experience.
- [NTSB CHI01LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA175.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · N3526Z · Substantial damage
  > the directional control not maintained by the pilot. The crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI01FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA169.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Springfield, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · N739BB · Substantial damage
  > the lack of experience in the type of airplane and directional control not maintained by the pilot. The improper flare and parked airplane were contributing factors.
- [NTSB ANC01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA101.md): Piper PA-18 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2001 · N6966D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadvertent ground loop. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB LAX01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA209.md): Cessna 170B · Payson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2001 · N4338B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and improper corrective action while landing in a quartering tailwind condition. A contributing factor was his lack of experience in the type of operation.
- [NTSB SEA01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA178.md): Piper J3C-65 · Glide, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2001 · N3422N · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff resulting in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Wind gusts, down sloping terrain and a fence post were factors.
- [NTSB MIA01LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA161.md): Cessna 172M · Bennettsville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2001 · N12483 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper correction for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane sliding off an embankment during taxi from landing.
- [NTSB SEA01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA117.md): Piper PA-18 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2001 · N83464 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA142.md): Cessna 170A · South Charlesto, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2001 · N9509A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB LAX01LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA206.md): Piper PA-20 · Winnemucca, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2001 · N7783K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain weather information or an in-flight advisory that would have described current wind information at the destination airport and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB DEN01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA115.md): Luscombe 8E · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2001 · N1614K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA114.md): Champion 7EC · Mattawa, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2001 · N7415B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind condition and the high vegetation (sage brush) which the aircraft rolled into before nosing over.
- [NTSB DEN01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA112.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Akron, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2001 · N2970P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA137.md): Graham Acro Sport · Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2001 · N877CG · Substantial damage
  > A soft area in the turf runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB IAD01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA063.md): Grumman AA-5A · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2001 · N9773U · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control after landing.
- [NTSB ANC01LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA066.md): Helio H-391B · Anvik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2001 · N25BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued operation of the accident airplane with known equipment deficiencies, and an improper installation of the float assembly by maintenance personnel. A factor in the accident was the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB SEA01LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA111.md): Cessna TR182 · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2001 · N4602S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Wind gusts were a factor.
- [NTSB MIA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA148.md): Cessna A188B · Humboldt, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2001 · N4893R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop/ground swerve and substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC01LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA133.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Clinton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2001 · N3341A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in tail-wheeled airplanes, and the wind gusts.
- [NTSB SEA01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA104.md): Curtis Lionheart · Bremerton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2001 · N816JC · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft's longitudinal axis was aligned with the runway prior to touchdown, and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include landing with a tailwind, and the pilot's lack of recent…
- [NTSB LAX01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA191.md): Cessna 172S · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2001 · N506ER · Substantial damage
  > the student's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions and the subsequent loss of aircraft control during landing roll. The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and his inadequate remedial action is also causal. Contributing factors…
- [NTSB FTW01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA122.md): Cessna 140 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2001 · N77241 · Substantial damage
  > the inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.

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## 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=29

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