# NTSB investigations, VA: Overrun

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 NYC06FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA138.md): Dornier DO-328-300 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2006 · N328PD · Substantial damage
  > The partially blocked pitot system, which resulted in an inaccurate airspeed indicator display, and an overrun during an aborted takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot-in-command's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC03LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA200.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Ashland, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2003 · N32DQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to perform an aborted takeoff after he perceived a power loss. A factor was the unsuitable terrain the airplane encountered after it overran the end of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC03CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA193.md): Cessna 150M · Jetersville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2003 · N63600 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the dew on the grass.
- [NTSB NYC01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA143.md): Yakovlev 52 · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2001 · N114YK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun.
- [NTSB IAD01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA021.md): Jetstream 4101 · Charlottesville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N323UE · Substantial damage
  > The captain's improper application of power after responding to a beta warning light during landing rollout, which resulted in an excessive rollout speed and an inability to stop the airplane before it reached the end of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA162.md): Cessna 182 · Forest, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1999 · N5481B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, also causal was his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC98LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA007.md): Cessna 120 · Prince George, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1997 · N1856N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain takeoff climb, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. A contributing factor was soft terrain.
- [NTSB IAD96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA062.md): Cessna 182 · Saluda, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1996 · N1356S · Substantial damage
  > was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended approach reference speed (VREF) during the approach.
- [NTSB BFO96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA030.md): Cessna 172K · Lovingston, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1995 · N84460 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision during the approach/landing phase of flight. Related factors were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway, and the gusty tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB BFO95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA054.md): Cessna 172N · Head Waters, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1995 · N3065E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's poor planning/decision making in the attempted departure. Contributing factors are the wet, recently mowed grass airstrip, and the embankment/downhill grade encountered during the aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB BFO94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA132.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1994 · N8505E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of speed and distance which resulted in a landing overrun. A contributing factor is the pilot's delay in intiating a go-around.
- [NTSB BFO93LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA187.md): Cessna 150B · Woodford, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1993 · N7386X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudging his altitude and airspeed and not attaining the proper touchdown point resulting in the airplane exiting the runway and colliding with pine trees. Factors in this accident were: 1) the wet runway, 2) rain which resulted in poor braking…
- [NTSB NYC93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA092.md): Cessna P337 · Holland, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1993 · N9CV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper inflight planning during the approach for landing, resulting in a touchdown too FAR down the runway, and the subsequent collision with objects off the end of the runway.
- [NTSB BFO92LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA053.md): Cessna 172M · Amelia, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1992 · N20209 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's misjudgement of distance and altitude that resulted in an landing overrun and collision with an embankment. Contributing was failure to initiate a go around and inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB BFO92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA001.md): Cessna 150H · Saluda, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1991 · N23398 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to abort the takeoff with inadequate runway to stop. A factor in the accident was the failure of the exhaust muffler baffle.
- [NTSB BFO91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA084.md): Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A · Clifton Forge, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1991 · N7LR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of altitude, distance and speed which resulted in landing overshoot.
- [NTSB BFO91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA024.md): Mooney M20K · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1991 · N1163D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance (runway remaining) after the aircraft touched down and/or his failure to go-around when there was still sufficient speed to do so.
- [NTSB BFO90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA034.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Lovingston, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1990 · N8874D · Substantial damage
  > Pilot failure to climb out of ground effect because of inadequate airspeed. Factor was unfavorable wind at takeoff.
- [NTSB BFO89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA072.md): Beech B55 · Orange, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1989 · N816FW · Substantial damage
  > The takeoff was rejected when the pilot was startled by the sound from the emergency window exit which was inadvertently opened by a passenger. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft in time to avoid overrunning the runway.
- [NTSB BFO89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA024.md): Learjet 25 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1989 · N29FN · Substantial damage
  > Co-pilots poorly planned approach which resulted in an overrun landing. A contributing factor was the captains poor supervision of the approach and landing.
- [NTSB BFO88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA086.md): Cessna 172M · Keysville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1988 · N85012 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft overran the runway after the pilot aborted the takeoff because the aircraft did not accelerate to takeoff speed. A contributing cause is inadequate prelight planning. A contributing factor is upsloping high grass covered terrain and failure to use…
- [NTSB BFO86LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA035.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Mt. Holly, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1986 · N6264Y · Substantial damage
  > The nose gear was sheared off when the acft contacted a ditch during an overrun landing. Upon arriving at the pvt airstrip the plt circled the rwy and decided it was suitable for landing. Touchdown was made 400 ft down the rwy and normal deceleration was…
- [NTSB BFO85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA030.md): Cessna 182G · Bridgewater, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1985 · N2318R · Substantial damage
  > Due to excess altitude, during his 1st apch to land, the plt executed a go-around. The 2nd apch resulted in proper altitude, but high airspeed. Crosswind conditions & gusts up to 22 KTS existed at the time & touchdown occurred aprx half way down the 2755 ft…
- [NTSB ATL84LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA146.md): Beech C-24R · Bedford, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1984 · N1827Z · Substantial damage
  > The straight-in approach was high over the trees on the approach end of the rwy. The plt waited until he was 1/2 way down the 3000 ft rwy to reduce eng power to idle. The acft floated before dropping to the rwy & bouncing back into the air. Power was applied…
- [NTSB ATL84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA032.md): Piper PA-61P · Norfolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1983 · N9531Q · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that during the takeoff roll the airspeed had accelerated through 128 KTS, but as the takeoff continued the airspeed dropped to 115 KTS & remained between 100-115 KTS. After rotation the acft would not climb or accelerate above 100-115 KTS. The…
- [NTSB DCA84AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA005.md): Douglas DC-8-63F · Norfolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 25, 1983 · N797FT · Destroyed
  > During arrival at nas Norfolk, the aircrew were vectored for a gca apch to rwy 10. They were advised that the wx was 200 ft scattered, 600 ft overcast, visibility 1 mi with rain, wind was from 360 deg at 20 KTS. Also, they were given a PIREP of 'heavy…
- [NTSB ATL83LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA278.md): Cessna 182Q · Orange City, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1983 · N5262N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that winds were crossing the runway at about 15 knots during the approach. The acft touched down long and he was unable to stop the acft before running off the end of the runway. The acft collided with a tree.
- [NTSB ATL82FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID10.md): Piper 24-260 · Lexington, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 22, 1982 · N8981P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft overran a 1500 wet, sod, downhill runway and collided with a ditch off the end of the runway. The collision collapsed the landing gear, bent the prop, and buckled the fuselage. The pilot reported the wind was 180 degrees at 5 to 10 knots.
- [NTSB ATL82FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID07.md): Beech 90 · Hot Springs, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 26, 1982 · N37990 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during an ILS approach, he delayed at the decision height for several seconds until he had a good view of the runway. The aircraft touched down 671 ft from the departure end of the runway in light and variable wind conditions. The pilot…

## 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" = 'VA' 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" = 340)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=340&state=VA

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