NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-360-L2A

24 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 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

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NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-360-L2A per year, 2001–2026: 24 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41597')
      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 SEA07CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Pahokee, FLThe student pilot's improper flare during the landing which resulted in a hard landing. The student pilot's failure to relinquish control of the aircraft, the flight instructors inadequate supervision and not being able to recover control of the aircraft from…Jul 18, 2007 · N907JW · Substantial damageNTSB ATL07CA105Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Beverly, MAThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose gear collapse. A contributing factor was the wind gust.Jul 15, 2007 · N13151 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX07CA202Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot's misjudged landing flare resulting in a porpoise and hard touchdown.Jul 3, 2007 · N619TH · Substantial damageNTSB ATL07CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Batavia, NYThe student pilot's failure to flare the airplane during landing resulting in a hard landing.Jun 15, 2007 · N2228L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC07CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Raleigh-Durham, NCThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Jun 2, 2007 · N2298W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC07CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Asheville, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the visual illusion experienced by the pilot from landing on a long, wide runway.May 9, 2007 · N924LP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX07CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Payson, AZThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, excessive airspeed on final approach, and failure to execute a go-around resulting in a misjudged flare and hard landing.May 7, 2007 · N533ER · Substantial damageNTSB SEA07CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Livermore, CAThe pilot's improper flare during landing.May 1, 2007 · N28BC · Substantial damageNTSB MIA07CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · New Smyrna, FLThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Nov 19, 2006 · N53095 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA07CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Ormond Beach, FLThe failure of the student pilot to initiate a recovery from the bounced landing resulting in a hard landing.Oct 21, 2006 · N401ER · Substantial damageNTSB ATL06CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Gainsville, GAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 16, 2006 · N21527 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL06CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-172S · Sanford, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 10, 2006 · N72675 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC06CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Prescott, AZThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in structural damage to the firewall and fuselage.Mar 24, 2006 · N514ER · Substantial damageNTSB MIA05CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172SP · Clearwater, FLThe pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.May 2, 2005 · N66113 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI05CA035Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Anderson, INThe student pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Nov 21, 2004 · N967SA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX05CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Chandler, AZthe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were his improper recovery from the subsequent bounced landing and pilot-induced oscillations.Nov 5, 2004 · N20519 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL05CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172SP · West Columbia, SCThe student pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control during rollout. A factor was the runway sign.Oct 20, 2004 · N37CJ · Substantial damageNTSB DEN04CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Erie, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot induced oscillation and the high approach airspeed.Aug 29, 2004 · N2099J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA290Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Honolulu, HIthe student pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and pilot induced porpoise and failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll, which resulted in…Aug 13, 2004 · N3554Y · Substantial damageNTSB NYC04CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Stevensville, MDThe pilot's improper flare during touch down, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 30, 2004 · N421RW · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · McKinney, TXThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Jun 16, 2004 · N2101M · Substantial damageNTSB MIA04CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Orlando, FLThe student pilots improper landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.Nov 21, 2003 · N378FA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX03LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Kapolei, HIThe pilot's misjudged landing flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and structural damage to the airplane.May 29, 2003 · N5329L · Substantial damageNTSB LAX01LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Scottsdale, AZThe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which lead to a hard landing, inadvertent porpoise, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.Jul 29, 2001 · N3532T · Substantial damage