# NTSB investigations, 1998: 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 CHI99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA011.md): Cessna 182Q · Pound, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1998 · N759CT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the proper touchdown point and subsequently landed short of the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the haze, sunglare, the lack of visual perception, and the uphill terrain on which the airplane touched down.
- [NTSB NYC99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA008.md): WSK PZL Krosno KR-03A · Hilltown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1998 · N408KP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an in-flight collision which trees.
- [NTSB ANC98LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA154.md): Cessna 182D · Fort Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1998 · N8874X · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the pilot to maintain the proper glidepath to the landing touch down spot.
- [NTSB CHI98LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA350.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1998 · N4749Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the excessive rate of descent which developed on final approach.
- [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 ANC98LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA115.md): Cessna 182 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1998 · N92197 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with this accident was the high brush at the approach end of the landing area.
- [NTSB FTW98LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA323.md): Schweizer SGU 2-22E · Canon City, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1998 · N9920J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his premature deployment of the spoilers, resulting in a undershoot and hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA312.md): Piper PA-30 · Watkins, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1998 · N444BP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude. Contributing to the accident were unfavorable wind and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB LAX98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA148.md): Cessna 150G · Oroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1998 · N3376J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path, and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an undershoot.
- [NTSB FTW98FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA191.md): Beech F33A · Del Rio, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1998 · N2179L · Destroyed
  > the pilot's loss of control during a go-around after impacting approach light poles on initial approach. A contributing factor was the prevailing dark night light condition.
- [NTSB NYC98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA097.md): Let L-23 Super Blanik · Pipersville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1998 · N298BA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on an approach to an off-airport landing area, which resulted in a lack of airspeed and/or altitude to reach the intended landing area (undershoot), a stall or mush into tree(s), and collision with a…
- [NTSB NYC98LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA070.md): Cessna 320F · Lincoln, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1998 · N6189Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude which resulted in left main landing gear contacting a snowbank during the landing approach.
- [NTSB ANC98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA025.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Kongiganak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1998 · N81844 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged distance/altitude and airspeed, and his delay initiating a go-around. Related factors were the downdraft and snowbank.
- [NTSB ANC98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA021.md): Cessna 180H · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1998 · N9028M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were: snow covered terrain at the approach end of the runway and flat light conditions.
- [NTSB SEA98LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA035.md): Bromley Steen Skybolt · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1998 · N55740 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.
- [NTSB FTW98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA095.md): Beech V35 · Seguin, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1998 · N99V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1998
  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&year=1998

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