# NTSB investigations, 2002: 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 ATL02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA177.md): Schempp-Hirth KA8B · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2002 · N8747 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot misjudged the airspeed and altitude during a visual approach to land that resulted in the in-flight collision with the trees.
- [NTSB CHI02CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA287.md): Cessna 150G · Dodge Center, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2002 · N2870S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.
- [NTSB FTW02LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA246.md): Cessna 182-Q · New Roads, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2002 · N96725 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB NYC02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA170.md): Piper PA-24-260 · New Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2002 · N9030P · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the CFI's delay in remedial action.
- [NTSB NYC02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA156.md): Cessna 182Q · Cincinnati, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2002 · N95915 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB LAX02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA244.md): Cessna 182P · Mokelumne Hill, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2002 · N8290G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended flap setting of 40 degrees, which resulted in an undershoot short of the runway. Factors include the runway's upslope and short length, which likely…
- [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 ANC02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA066.md): Cessna 207 · Chevak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2002 · N7384U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point resulting in an undershoot, and subsequent collision with gravel terrain.
- [NTSB ANC02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA065.md): Cessna 185 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2002 · N1078F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point resulting in an undershoot, and an in-flight collision with a log during the landing flare. A contributing factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction.
- [NTSB ATL02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA133.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Picayune, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2002 · N6708W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged the touch down point on the runway and collided with the ground short of the runway.
- [NTSB IAD02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA048.md): Burkhart Grob G103 · Fairfield, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 2002 · N5364G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. A factor in the accident was the pilot's delay in retracting the spoilers.
- [NTSB ANC02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA019.md): Cessna 207A · Kotlik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2002 · N7373U · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper glide path to the runway during the final approach for a VFR landing.
- [NTSB FTW02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA069.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Plainview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 2002 · N7388V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in landing short of the runway.
- [NTSB ATL02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA036.md): Cessna 170B · Bellewood, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 2002 · N48031 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the proper touched down point and collided with the ground short of the runway during an attempted landing.

## 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") = 2002
  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=2002

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