# NTSB investigations: Nose over

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 CHI01LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA253.md): Cessna 150M · Rapid City, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2001 · N714GF · Substantial damage
  > The student solo pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions. Factors included the high wind, gusts, and tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA142.md): Cessna 150 · Blackfoot, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N10RH · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.
- [NTSB IAD01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA079.md): Boeing A75L300 · Matawan, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2001 · N2313 · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane by its owner, which resulted in a locked brake and a nose-over during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ATL01LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA084.md): Fleet BI-PLANE · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2001 · NC8627 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls during a landing on a sod airstrip that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB LAX01LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA230.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Nixon, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2001 · N8638V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his misjudged distance/speed during landing rollout. Factors were the tailwind condition and the downhill landing area.
- [NTSB CHI01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA159.md): Cessna 172M · Middleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2001 · N191WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted a touch and go on unsuitable terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the tall wet grass airstrip on which the touch and go was attempted.
- [NTSB SEA01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA103.md): Piper J3F-65 · Brush Prairie, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2001 · N29042 · Substantial damage
  > The first pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high-speed taxi maneuver. Tall grass adjacent to the runway was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA081.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2001 · N6781L · Substantial damage
  > The high wind conditions encountered as the aircraft began its takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the variable and gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA079.md): Maule M-7-235 · Summer Lake, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2001 · N126DP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to land on a dry lake bed without first taking action to determine the firmness of the surface. Factors include soft terrain at the location the pilot chose to land.
- [NTSB LAX01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA132.md): Cessna 170B · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2001 · N4315B · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who used excessive braking on landing resulting in the airplane's nose over.
- [NTSB FTW01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA056.md): Neely B D Kit Fox 4 · Cedar Park, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2001 · N704KF · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll.
- [NTSB MIA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA052.md): Cessna 305A · Morganton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N143F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control about the aircraft's lateral axis during landing rollout, and the resultant nose over.
- [NTSB SEA01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA027.md): Piper PA-16 · Gleneden Beach, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2000 · N5639H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of main wheel brakes. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate remedial action during his attempt to regain control.
- [NTSB IAD01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA014.md): Gick Aerocomp CA6WB · White Post, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2000 · N8181L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight. Also causal in the accident was the under-inflated tire that flattened and locked during landing, and collapsed the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB SEA01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA020.md): Piper PA-20 · Ontario, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2000 · N2186A · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate remedial action by the first pilot. The student pilot's improper flare while landing was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA018.md): Piper PA-20 · Great Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2000 · N1594A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to land on unsuitable terrain. Factors include snow covered terrain.
- [NTSB SEA01LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA013.md): Cessna 172N · Spangle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 2000 · N734UW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequately executed remedial action and his failure to ensure that the aircraft touched down at the proper location. Factors include a dark night, an unlighted runway, and trees off the approach end of the runway.
- [NTSB SEA01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA006.md): Cessna 185F · Driggs, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2000 · N93981 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include soft terrain adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA010.md): Cessna 170B · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2000 · N2562D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper and excessive application of brakes resulting from his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB NYC01LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA011.md): Boeing B75-N1 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 2000 · N1066M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB SEA00LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA189.md): Robinson R-22 · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2000 · N202RP · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's delayed remedial action. Factors include the student's failure to properly initiate a flare, and the soft terrain immediately adjacent to the taxiway.
- [NTSB NYC00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA255.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Laconia, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2000 · N2594P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the large wave.
- [NTSB SEA00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA168.md): Cessna 172B · Sunriver, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2000 · N8178X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the aircraft failed to climb or accelerate immediately after the initial liftoff. Factors were inadequate preflight planning, to include the pilot's failure to calculate takeoff performance data,…
- [NTSB SEA00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA167.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · North Plains, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2000 · N6985D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes. Contributing factors were the pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed (landing long and fast) and lack of experience in the make/model of aircraft.
- [NTSB CHI00LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA216.md): Monocoupe 90A · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2000 · N19429 · Substantial damage
  > the excessive brakes applied by the second pilot. A factor to the accident was the unavailability of brakes on the flight instructor's side of the aircraft.
- [NTSB ANC00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA094.md): Piper PA-18 · Cordova, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2000 · N1755P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes.
- [NTSB CHI00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA205.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Decatur, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2000 · N5080M · Substantial damage
  > the left main landing gear brake was locked during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the uneven terrain on which the landing was made.
- [NTSB CHI00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA199.md): Cessna 140 · St. Francis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2000 · N76427 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot selected to land in a field that was unsuitable for landing. A factor was the soft field.
- [NTSB NYC00LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA194.md): Cessna 140 · Alliance, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2000 · N3583V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.
- [NTSB NYC00LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA182.md): Cessna 180 · Jackson Center, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2000 · N3131D · Substantial damage
  > A seized left brake as reported by the pilot.
- [NTSB LAX00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA243.md): Cessna A185F · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2000 · N185DE · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during the landing roll resulting in the airplane's nosing over.
- [NTSB NYC00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA169.md): Republic RC3 · Speculator, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2000 · N60CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently lowering the landing gear of the amphibian airplane for a water landing.
- [NTSB FTW00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA177.md): Starduster Too SA300 · Spicewood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2000 · N1011Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the muddy terrain condition.
- [NTSB NYC00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA143.md): de Havilland DH-82A · Pittsfield, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2000 · N8872 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA160.md): Daniel A. Shapiro Searey 1DK · Morganton, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 2000 · N8096A · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent forward elevator input by the pilot-in-command while reducing throttle control resulting in the airplane nose-over.
- [NTSB CHI00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA106.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Saint Joseph, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2000 · N8943D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor to the accident was the high winds.
- [NTSB SEA00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA047.md): Cessna 180H · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N9907V · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA071.md): Stinson 108-3 · Deland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2000 · N663C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's evasive maneuver during landing roll due to panic after hearing another pilot report landing on the opposite runway resulting in the pilot losing directional control and nosing over in soft terrain. A factor in the accident was the pilot of the…
- [NTSB FTW00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA060.md): Cessna 172R · Angleton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2000 · N8292 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the gust of wind.
- [NTSB LAX00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA059.md): Quest II Walsh Aventura II · Antioch, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1999 · N8180Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inattention to the fact that he had failed to retract the landing gear wheels prior to performing a water landing.
- [NTSB FTW00TA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00TA007.md): Bell 206B · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 7, 1999 · N21166 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's initiation of the simulated emergency procedure at a low altitude.
- [NTSB MIA99LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA266.md): Cessna A188B · South Oxford, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1999 · N731RF · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB NYC99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA233.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Minerva, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N5959D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC99LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA232.md): Boeing Stearman PT17 · Westminister, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1999 · N29743 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing.
- [NTSB SEA99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA163.md): Stinson V77 · Tacoma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1999 · N69386 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadvertent use of heavier than normal braking during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA124.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1999 · N400MA · Substantial damage
  > The left brake locked during takeoff roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA158.md): Boeing Stearman E75 · Marston Mills, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1999 · N1658M · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent control interference of the airplane's brakes by the passenger. A factor related to the accident was the pilot in commands insufficient passenger briefing.
- [NTSB DEN99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA111.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1999 · N4785F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll.
- [NTSB FTW99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA157.md): Grumman G-164A · Monaville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1999 · N73PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to touch down on the dry area of the landing strip. A factor was the soft terrain condition on the sides of the grass strip.
- [NTSB DEN99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA073.md): Davis RV-6A · Truth Or Cnsqnc, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1999 · N8117Q · Substantial damage
  > A soft runway surface that caused the airplane to nose over.

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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" = 300)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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