NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, 2003

12 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-320 series, where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series, 2003 per year, 1982–2026: 384 cases
198220
198312
198416
198515
198613
198721
19888
198913
19905
199112
199212
199315
199419
199512
199622
199715
199816
199920
200016
200112
200222
200312
200416
200513
200616
200711

Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 2003
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41508')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 200))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX04CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Winslow, AZthe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a pilot induced porpoise oscillation and hard landing.Nov 9, 2003 · N75816 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA229Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Huntingburg, INThe pilot's inadequate flare and the failure to perform a go-around during landing. The planned approach with a quartering tailwind were contributing factors.Jul 25, 2003 · N99040 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03FA184Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · McAllen, TXThe pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the gusty winds.Jul 9, 2003 · N13368 · DestroyedNTSB LAX03CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Waimea, HIThe certified flight instructor (CFI) delayed remedial action in response to the excessive descent rate initiated by the student during the practice autorotation. Also causal, was the CFI's inadequate supervision of the student during the flight. A possible…Jul 7, 2003 · N8318A · Substantial damageNTSB IAD03CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Nashua, NHThe pilot's failure to determine the wind direction, which resulted in a hard, tailwind landing.Jun 27, 2003 · N185MH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA177Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Bristow, OKThe pilot's premature retracting of the flaps, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Jun 25, 2003 · N20679 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCAA · Frederick, MDThe certified flight instructor's improper flare and his delayed remedial action. The pilot's failure to maintain directional control is a contributing factor.Jun 3, 2003 · N77GA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Midland, MIThe pilot misjugded the flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.May 27, 2003 · N61635 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA137Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongjev RV-6A · Backus, MNThe pilot's inadequate flare and recovery from a bounced landing.May 27, 2003 · N72159 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Conroe, TXthe student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind. A contributing factor was the gusting wind conditions.May 14, 2003 · N1470X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Carbondale, ILThe pilot failed to properly recover from a bounced landing which resulted in the airplane porpoising.Apr 11, 2003 · N6317D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Concord, NCThe pilot's improper flare during touchdown and failure to properly recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and inflight collision with the runway. A factor was the pilot did not understand the porpoise condition during landing.Mar 9, 2003 · N52546 · Substantial damage