# NTSB investigations, NY: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA080.md): Palen Sopwith Camel · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2005 · N7157Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the uneven runway, and the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model.
- [NTSB NYC04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA046.md): Cessna 172E · Islip, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2003 · N5329T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB IAD02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA010.md): Luscombe 8A · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 2001 · N1147B · Substantial damage
  > pilot's inadvertent activation of the right brake during landing roll-out, which caused the airplane to nose over. A factor was the crosswind.
- [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 NYC97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA008.md): Cessna 172N · Hilton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1996 · N5535R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper soft field landing technique, which allowed a nose over during the landing rollout. Soft terrain was a related factor.
- [NTSB NYC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA062.md): Cessna 172L · Saratoga Spgs, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1995 · N7002Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor judgment in attempting a flight under the existing wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA083.md): Robinson R22B · Ronkonkoma, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1993 · N344WA · Substantial damage
  > The lack of adequate supervision and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. A factor related to the accident was the delay in adding power by the student pilot which resulted in a low rotor RPM condition.
- [NTSB BFO92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA040.md): Cessna 180C · Clarence, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1992 · N7019 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight decision to land with a defective ski landing gear on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB NYC88LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA103.md): Cessna 140 · Schroon Lake, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1988 · N89431 · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll on a frozen lake, the left landing gear dug into a soft spot. The aircraft nosed over and was substantially damaged. In his recommendation for prevention of this acc, the plt said 'by not lndg on ice.'
- [NTSB NYC87LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA269.md): Ryan ST-3RR · Hamburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1987 · N400AW · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, when he arrived at the arpt, the winds were from 280 deg at 20 gusting 25 KTS. He believed that with the strong x-wind & gusts, it would be safer to land on sod beside the rwy. During the landing, the main gear sank into the sod & the…
- [NTSB NYC86LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA063.md): Luscombe 8B · Turin, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1986 · N25119 · Substantial damage
  > The personal flight from oswego, NY to Turin, NY was uneventful and without problems. However while landing in soft snow, the right ski dug into the soft snow. The landing gear failed and the aircraft nosed over onto its back and was substantially damaged.…
- [NTSB NYC85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA149.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Champlain, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1985 · N5621Z · Substantial damage
  > During the landing in a pasture with tall grass, the main wheels contacted the grass, the acft slowed rapidly and nosed over.
- [NTSB NYC85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA148.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Peru, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1985 · N44250 · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over while landing on a private sod airstrip. The plt reported touchdown was made on an unmowed portion of the airstrip. The acft slowed quickly and nosed over just prior to coming to a stop.
- [NTSB NYC83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA243.md): Cessna 140 · Fishers Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1983 · N1856V · Substantial damage
  > The student plt stated that he had landed on rwy 07 & was taxing along the rwy to the tiedown area when he applied brakes & the acft nosed over.
- [NTSB NYC82DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA094.md): Cessna 150H · Weedsport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 16, 1982 · N6642S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted to contact the Weedsport airport on UNICOM; however, the radio had been shut down when the airport closed. Without the runway lights available the pilot elected to land on runway 28. The aircraft touched down in a plowed field…

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=300&state=NY

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