# NTSB investigations, PA: 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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA066.md): Piper PA28-180 · Blue Bell, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 20, 2007 · N4814L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB NYC08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA010.md): Cessna 150M · Palmyra, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2007 · N6252K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the CFI's failure to take remedial action.
- [NTSB MIA08LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA002.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2007 · N8642V · Substantial damage
  > The reason for this accident is undetermined.
- [NTSB NYC07CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA242.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Indiana, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2007 · N1839T · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB NYC07LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA227.md): Beech A23-24 · West Chester, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2007 · N5073T · Substantial damage
  > The total failure of the left brake disc due to corrosion.
- [NTSB MIA07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA118.md): Piper PA-20-135 · State College, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2007 · N1576A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC06CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA200.md): Stinson 108 · Meadville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2006 · N97541 · Substantial damage
  > The owner's failure to install the proper tailwheel spring clips, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. A factor was his lack of a mechanic certificate.
- [NTSB NYC06CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA141.md): Maule M-5-180C · Mount Pocono, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2006 · N5640S · Substantial damage
  > The disconnected tailwheel compression spring, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB NYC06LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA081.md): Gates Learjet 35 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2006 · N58EM · Substantial damage
  > The operator's inadequate maintenance of the fuel computer harness which resulted in engine surging and a subsequent loss of control by the flight crew during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB NYC06CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA043.md): Piper PA-23-250 · State College, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 16, 2005 · N62497 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor was the snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB NYC05CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA136.md): Hanek Pitts S1S · Mercer, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 23, 2005 · N184MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an on ground encounter with crops. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition, as reported by the pilot.
- [NTSB NYC05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA070.md): Cessna 177RG · Warren, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2005 · N7545V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the balked landing checklist while attempting to abort a landing. Factors in the accident were his failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and a gust of wind.
- [NTSB NYC05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA067.md): Cessna 182S · West Mifflin, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2005 · N9521F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA047.md): Bell 206B · Lancaster, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 1, 2005 · N59MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of lateral control while attempting to transition to a hover from the ground. A factor was the bright sunlight conditions.
- [NTSB NYC05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA034.md): Cessna 172R · Smoketown, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2004 · N9962F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.
- [NTSB NYC04LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA195.md): Piper J3C-65 · Pittsfield, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2004 · N7068H · Substantial damage
  > Improper installation of the tailwheel assembly and the inadequate annual inspection which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB IAD04FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA033.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2004 · N38355 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to add power, in an attempt to abort the landing after the airplane had veered off the runway. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after the landing.
- [NTSB IAD04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA034.md): Cessna 172N · Wellsboro, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2004 · N10DJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA173.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Factoryville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2004 · N2613R · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with a deer, as reported by the pilot. A factor in this accident was the muddy grass off the left side of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC04CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA097.md): Cessna 182T · Perkasie, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2004 · N182VM · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB IAD04CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA012.md): Cessna 182P · Titusville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 22, 2004 · N7388N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the snow bank.
- [NTSB NYC03CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA209.md): Wells Pitts S1S · Duncannon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 27, 2003 · N465JW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors were the gusting cross winds.
- [NTSB NYC03LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA091.md): Cessna 172K · Burnham, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2003 · N758XB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB NYC03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA077.md): Waco YOC · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2003 · N15244 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing which resulted in a ground loop. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB IAD03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA038.md): Cessna U206A · Honesdale, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2003 · N4896F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC02LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA189.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Titusville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2002 · N6947W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA111.md): Boeing Stearman A75N1 · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2002 · N60812 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, a factor was the gusting wind conditions.
- [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 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 IAD01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA088.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Marietta, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2001 · N28665 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies. Also causal was the loss of brake pressure, which resulted in the failure of the right brake, and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.
- [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 NYC01LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA110.md): Cessna 172K · Honesdale, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 2001 · N79210 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll. A factor was gusting winds.
- [NTSB IAD01LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA003.md): Pitts S-1A · Mount Pocono, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2000 · N800AS · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA264.md): Aeronca 11AC-991 · Gettysburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2000 · N9354E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB IAD00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA077.md): Foulke Europa TRI-GEAR · Doylestown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2000 · N82716 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA166.md): Cessna 182 · Freedom, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2000 · N5746B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the soft runway, and that the pilot exceeded the aircraft's weight and balance.
- [NTSB NYC00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA126.md): Cessna 185F · Pottstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2000 · N6535E · Substantial damage
  > The second pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind and gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA110.md): Piper J3C-65 · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2000 · N88340 · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the flight instructor's delay in remedial action. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA101.md): Cessna 152 · Hazelton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N67639 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB IAD00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA016.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2000 · N2735Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll-out.
- [NTSB NYC00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA043.md): Stinson 108 · Grove City, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1999 · N89F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB NYC00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA032.md): Statz Kitfox II · Ebensburg, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1999 · N317RS · Substantial damage
  > was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a bounced landing recovery. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.
- [NTSB NYC99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA115.md): Hammond Twinstar Gyroplane · Bloomsburg, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1999 · N6364H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient takeoff rpm. Factors included crosswind gusts, and the FAA's lack of category and class rating requirements for pilots flying non-type-certificated experimental aircraft.
- [NTSB IAD99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA037.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Zelienople, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1999 · N8133H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to practice crosswind landings in wind that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated capability and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was the high wind.
- [NTSB NYC99FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA037.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Greenville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1998 · N43778 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touch-and-go landing, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the tree.
- [NTSB NYC98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA105.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bally, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1998 · N4506Z · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll; and/or his failure to abort the takeoff, while there was sufficient space available to do so without hitting trees.
- [NTSB NYC98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA033.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Johnstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1997 · N2202U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to this accident were: the crosswind condition, and snowbank.
- [NTSB NYC98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA003.md): Cessna 152 · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1997 · N94999 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA189.md): Cessna 172 · Kutztown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1997 · N5338E · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's pilot's selection of the wrong runway, the resultant tailwind, and the encounter…
- [NTSB IAD96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA133.md): Piper PA-31T · Pottstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1996 · N163SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff/ground run resulting in in-flight collision with a fence. Related factors were the pilot's poor planning/decision making, and the fog.

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' 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" = 260)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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