# 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 CHI92LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA264.md): Cessna 170A · Angola, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1992 · N9124A · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB BFO92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA122.md): Cessna 185 · Dover Foxcroft, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1992 · N93766 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate servicing of the aircraft which resulted in the lack of hydraulic fluid and the consequent loss of brake presure.
- [NTSB MIA92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA171.md): Cessna 172M · Hernando, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1992 · N64001 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot in command to compensate for the crosswind condition, resulting in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the type of aircraft.
- [NTSB BFO92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA132.md): Cessna 152 · Great Barringto, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1992 · N4792M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ANC92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA151.md): Cessna 185E · Yakutat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1992 · N3347L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command not maintaining directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX92LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA371.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N8647W · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. The gusty nature of the cross wind condiitons encountered was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX92LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA370.md): Cessna 150G · Woodland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N2421J · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the students lack of total experience and the soft nature of the recently plowed field the aircraft encountered.
- [NTSB CHI92LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA261.md): Cessna 172N · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1992 · N100SU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX92LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA364.md): Cessna 140 · Reedley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1992 · N72172 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll and his excessive use of the brakes.
- [NTSB SEA92LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA186.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1992 · N2169A · Substantial damage
  > Poor inflight planning/decision by the pilot in command. Factors contributing to the accident were: the gravel/dirt bank, night environmental conditions, and runway lighting unavailable.
- [NTSB LAX92LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA363.md): North American NA-64 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1992 · N3201U · Substantial damage
  > Leakage of brake fluid from an unknown source onto the brake lining and drum.
- [NTSB NYC92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA172.md): Bellanca 7ECA · West Mifflin, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N50264 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently ground looped the airplane which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's limited flight time in this make and model airplane.
- [NTSB LAX92LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA359.md): TBM TBM 700 · So. Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N339W · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to adequately anticipate and compensate for the variable cross wind condition, and, the pilot in command's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor in the accident was the left seat pilot's limited total experience and…
- [NTSB ANC92LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA139.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1992 · N63805 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, his improper compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX92LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA358.md): Grumman G-164A · Laveen, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N5363 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB FTW92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA214.md): Cessna A185F · Amelia, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N1867Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL92LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA161.md): Cessna 172N · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1992 · N5415J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience and the crosswind conditions at the airport.
- [NTSB LAX92LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA353.md): Fleet II · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · NC413K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition, and improper use of the flight controls. Contributing to this accident was the crosswind condition and the collapsing of the main landing gear due to overload.
- [NTSB FTW92DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD06.md): Cessna A188B · Mathew, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1992 · N731AR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the type operation.
- [NTSB SEA92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA179.md): Cessna A185F · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N1207Q · Substantial damage
  > Directional control was not maintained. Factors to the accident were: a loose gravel airstrip, wind gusts and inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB NYC92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA158.md): Stinson ST-75 · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N8495K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, and inadvertently swerved and ground looped into two parked airplanes. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of expereince in this make and model airplane.
- [NTSB ATL92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA158.md): Cessna 182Q · Ft. Payne, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1992 · N4852N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper procedure, in that he failed to raise the flaps following the short field landing, as prescribed in the pilot's information manual, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors were the tall grass adjacent to the runway, the…
- [NTSB NYC92LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA156.md): Cessna 152 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1992 · N69230 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The embankment beside the runway was a related factor.
- [NTSB FTW92DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG12.md): Grumman G-164A · Mc Crory, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N6636Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI92LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA239.md): Cessna 182BTW · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1992 · N2387G · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA175.md): Cessna 172H · Lakeview, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N8100L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include soft terrain.
- [NTSB LAX92LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA339.md): Beech D17S · Bishop, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1992 · N92SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control; improper use of the rudder and excessive braking. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.
- [NTSB CHI92LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA235.md): Boeing A75N1 · St. Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1992 · N55982 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inattentiveness and improper use of the airplanes brakes. A factor which contributed to this accident was the incorrect brake system installed on the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA121.md): Taylorcraft BCS12-D · Sitka, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1992 · N96368 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind and the large boulders (objects) beside the runway.
- [NTSB ANC92LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA120.md): Cessna A185F · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1992 · N4766E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command/instructor pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the ground run.
- [NTSB ANC92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA135.md): Piper PA-18 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1992 · N7146K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the unfavorable wind, the trees, and the fence.
- [NTSB NYC92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA143.md): Pitts S-1S · Galion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1992 · N88UM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing and the subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ATL92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA150.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Ocracoke, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1992 · N3732K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent total experience, and the crosswind conditions, and the dirt bank adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB DEN92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA079.md): Robert D. Waldron Kitfox III · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1992 · N1060U · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control which resulted in dragging a wing tip during flare for landing which ended with a ground loop. A factor was: a tail wind.
- [NTSB SEA92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA172.md): Schweizer SGU 2-22CK · Ephrata, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1992 · N3907A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the landing flare. Factors include a lack of total pilot expereince.
- [NTSB LAX92LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA320.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1992 · N88212 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control due to the students excessive use of the rudder controls, and, the instructors inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB LAX92LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA318.md): Chapuis Spezio Sport · Wells, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1992 · N7715 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the variable and gusty nature of the wind conditions at the airport.
- [NTSB LAX92LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA317.md): Maule MX-7-180 · Lovelock, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1992 · N6138Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the presence of dust devils in the vicinity of the airport.
- [NTSB SEA92IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92IA164.md): Smith Vari EZE · Terry, MT · Incident · 1 fatal · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1992 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's exceeding liftoff speed during a taxi test.
- [NTSB BFO92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA113.md): Stinson JR.SR. · Hanson, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1992 · N13462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadequate compensation for wind which resulted in the loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ANC92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA111.md): Cessna 180 · Wrangell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1992 · N9398C · Substantial damage
  > An inoperative tailwheel.
- [NTSB ATL92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA142.md): Cessna A185F · Maxton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1992 · N1823R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the pilot in training.
- [NTSB BFO92LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA103.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Pikesville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1992 · N75255 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare. And objects near the runway.
- [NTSB LAX92LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA304.md): Cessna 182Q · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1992 · N97799 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB FTW92LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA186.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Gould, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1992 · N949LR · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft crosswind landing capability was exceeded. A factor was the the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA92LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA155.md): Helio H-295 · Laramie, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1992 · N68857 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment, and an inadvertent ground-loop. Factors include crosswinds.
- [NTSB FTW92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA179.md): Cessna 177 · Nacogdoches, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1992 · N3425T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the inadvertent porpoise of the airplane and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type airplane.
- [NTSB BFO92LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA098.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Bally, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1992 · N57472 · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC92LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA107.md): Piper PA-18 · Watana Lodge, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1992 · N1387C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to attain the proper touch down point, and the loose object (large rock) on the landing strip.
- [NTSB SEA92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA153.md): Cessna 172 · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1992 · N8348B · Substantial damage
  > The improper recovery from a bounced landing and the improper use of brakes by the CFI. A factor relating to the accident was the failure of the dual student to touchdown properly.

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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=69

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