# NTSB investigations, ID: Undershoot

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 SEA06LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA011.md): Cessna 402B · Sandpoint, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2005 · N402CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude, which led to him landing short of the runway and impacting the runway's elevated lip. Contributing factors were the elevated runway lip and the right main landing gear failure.
- [NTSB SEA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA067.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Orofino, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2003 · N6268W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in a loss of airspeed, stall and undershoot of runway.
- [NTSB SEA02LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA141.md): Cessna 210L · Cascade, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2002 · N732EK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descent on short final resulting in a touchdown short of the runway threshold. Contributing factors were the variable winds and swampy terrain at the touchdown site.
- [NTSB SEA98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA173.md): Koskella Long EZ · Cascade, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1998 · N5159P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach. Factors include inadequate remedial action and erroneous airspeed indications.
- [NTSB SEA97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA211.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mackay, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1997 · N91019 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the distance/altitude while on final approach.
- [NTSB SEA97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA009.md): Globe GC-1B · Caldwell, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1996 · N3228K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land. The sunglare was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA131.md): Cessna 172F · Homedale, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1995 · N4298C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged distance and altitude during the approach. The downdraft was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA94LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA206.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Salmon, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1994 · N47671 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately judge the distance and altitude to the runway during the night VFR approach. Factors in the accident were: fatigue, lack of recent night flying experience, the dark night, and the operator's inadequate supervision of the…
- [NTSB SEA93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA170.md): Cessna 172M · Yellow Pine, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1993 · N9554H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improperly planned approach and delayed remedial action. A factor related to the accident was: the proximity of mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB SEA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA147.md): Let L-13 · Driggs, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1991 · N711KR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his distance and altitude to the runway during the approach and failed to attain the proper touchdown point for landing. His lack of experience in the make and model of glider was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA110.md): Cessna 340A · Priest River, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1990 · N2703U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of distance and altitude and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the landing approach.
- [NTSB SEA86LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA220.md): Cessna 182 · Weippe, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1986 · N4694K · Destroyed
  > An undershoot occurred during landing at an unlit airstrip at dusk. Shortly after touchdown the aircraft struck a six foot mound of dirt. The aircraft then nosed over inverted and slid 60 to 70 feet before it came to rest.
- [NTSB SEA86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA157.md): Cessna 172 · Glenn'S Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N1641F · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot had to be vectored during a night x-country. During cruise, 35 miles from his destination, he became concerned about his low fuel state. He then diverted, with ATC assistance to an unlit airstrip for landing. The acft touched down short of…

## 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" = 'ID' 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" = 390)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=390&state=ID

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