# NTSB investigations, IN: 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 CHI01LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA317.md): Beech 200 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2001 · N711MZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining the proper ILS glide slope during the approach and the pilot not executing a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the rain/mist.
- [NTSB CHI00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA026.md): Cessna 210 · Rochester, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1999 · N8235M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot did not obtain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the closed runway and the culvert.
- [NTSB CHI97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA154.md): Cessna 340A · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1997 · N171DB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot did not comply with the decision height and his attention was diverted from his cockpit scan. The factors involved were the weather conditions were at landing minimums and a flight to his destination alternate was not performed.
- [NTSB CHI96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA289.md): Mrotek Minicab GY20 · Albion, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1996 · N263AM · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the approach to land, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident were: the uneven and uphill terrain conditions at the approach end of the airstrip.
- [NTSB CHI94LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA341.md): Dooley, James M Velocity · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1994 · N107JD · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's improper use of the elevator trim. A factor was the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.
- [NTSB CHI89LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA190.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Delphi, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1989 · N9816C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to properly compensate for the high sink rate that developed on final approach to land. Factors related to the accident were: the downdraft and the student pilot's failure to maintain a proper rate of descent on final approach.
- [NTSB CHI89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA177.md): Cessna 177B · Auburn, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1989 · N30806 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground swerve. Contributing factors were: the pilot's misjudgement of distance, speed, and altitude on final approach and high vegetation (tall grass & brush) beside…
- [NTSB CHI89LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA111.md): Boeing E75 · Shelbyville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1989 · N43YP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed his attention to be devaited, misjudged altitude and distance to the runway while on final approach, and failed to maintain clearance above the power lines. Contributing factors were: the power lines and parked aircraft.
- [NTSB CHI89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA072.md): Beech A60 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1989 · N4445W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged altitude and/or distance to the runway wile on final approach to land. Factors related to the accident were: dark night and pilot fatigue.
- [NTSB CHI86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA157.md): Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Griffith, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1986 · N2295U · Substantial damage
  > The student plt & instructor (CFI) were on a dual instructional flt, practicing landings. During an apch to rwy 8, the student began to undershoot on final apch. As the helicopter was apchg a fence near the apch end of the rwy, he became alarmed & applied aft…
- [NTSB CHI85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA223.md): Piper PA-31-T · Rochester, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1985 · N777YR · Substantial damage
  > When the plt reduced power & flared, the acft touched down short of the rwy. The acft sustained substanitial damage when the landing gear struck the edge of the raised rwy surface.
- [NTSB CHI84LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA240.md): Cessna 152 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1984 · N93023 · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated airspeed appeared too fast on final so a go-around was initiated. Power was advanced and plt raised the flaps which were full down. Plt stated, when flaps came up the acft started sinking and it settled into trees off the end of rwy. Plt stated…
- [NTSB CHI82DA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA055.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Lebanon, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 14, 1982 · N24007 · Substantial damage
  > While the instructor was demonstrating recovery procedures from a low approach, the main gear struck snow on a small rise about 400 feet short of the runway. Subsequently, the pilot was forced to land in about 18 inches of snow and the gear failed. The…

## 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" = 'IN' 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=IN

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