NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
404 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming IO-360-L2A. 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.
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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'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB GAA17CA229Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · San Marcos, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · St Petersburg, FLThe student pilot’s overcompensation of right rudder pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with runway signage and a fence.NTSB CEN17FA111Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Berthoud, COThe failure of the pilots to apply prompt and/or correct flight control inputs to adequately recover from the intentional aerodynamic spin.NTSB CEN17CA140Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Cahokia, ILA hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR17FA063Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Ramona, CAThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that adequate clearance from terrain was maintained after performance of a simulated engine failure maneuver, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB GAA17CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Punta Gorda, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA17CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Palm Coast, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.NTSB GAA17CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sarasota, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Englewood, COAn in-flight collision with multiple birds.NTSB GAA17CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Phoenix, AZThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around and a runway excursion.NTSB CEN16LA379Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot's unstable approach and subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted go-around.NTSB GAA16CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Palm Springs, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over in rough terrain.NTSB GAA16CA421Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Oak Island, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB GAA16CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Kissimmee, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA16CA400Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Morristown, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane's jet blast while taxiing.NTSB GAA16CA343Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Frederick, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touch down resulting in a bounced landing, subsequent hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB CEN16LA228Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Deming, NMThe pilots’ failure to maintain adequate control of the airplane during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB GAA16CA295Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Thomson, GAThe student pilot's incorrect landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing, nose wheel collapse, and runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA268Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Newport News, VAThe student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a substantially damaged firewall.NTSB GAA16CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in an abnormal runway contact, porpoise, nose gear collapse, runway excursion, and impact with terrain.NTSB GAA16CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Durant, OKThe pilot candidate's incorrect action performance by pulling the throttle off early and the subsequent failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB GAA16CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Payson, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, resulting in the subsequent porpoise during landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB GAA16CA158Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Frederick, MDThe student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.NTSB GAA16CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Scottsdale, AZThe failure of the student pilot to maintain pitch control while landing, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and runway excursion.NTSB WPR16LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · San Diego, CAThe failure of the flight instructor of the other airplane to maintain awareness while parked on the ramp with the engine operating, which resulted in impact with the parked airplane.NTSB GAA16CA114Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Merritt Island, FLThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a porpoise, runway excursion, and nose over.NTSB GAA16CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Dothan, ALThe pilot-rated student's hard landing, which resulted in fuselage damage.NTSB WPR16LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · San Jose, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll at night, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA048Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Mesa, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, resulting in a porpoise, and firewall damage.NTSB ERA16LA008Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Seville, FLThe airplane’s encounter with a downdraft, and the pilot's decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude and airspeed, which provided insufficient time and altitude to recover before impacting terrain.NTSB GAA15CA140Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 - S · Traverse City, MIThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB GAA15CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Upperville, VAAn inflight bird strike, which resulted in wing spar damage.NTSB GAA15CA179Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Addison, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing touchdown, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB WPR15FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 172S · Davenport, CAUndetermined because the airplane was not located.NTSB GAA15CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLThe landing airplane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground collision with a taxiing airplane.NTSB GAA15CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Naples, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB GAA15CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Vernal, UTThe student pilot's failure to maintain attitude control during landing flare.NTSB GAA15CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Camarillo, CAThe pilot involved and the phase of flight when the damage occurred were not determined.NTSB ERA15LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Norfolk, VAThe engine’s failure to regain full power after a simulated engine failure for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations and testing.NTSB ERA15CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Sarasota, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot's lack of overall flying experience was a factor.NTSB ERA15FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Hinton, VAThe flight instructor’s decision to conduct a night training flight in mountainous terrain without conducting or allowing the student to conduct appropriate preflight planning and his lack of situational awareness of the surrounding terrain altitude, which…NTSB WPR15LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Santa Monica, CAThe separation of a section of a propeller blade due to fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to comply with the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection instructions.NTSB WPR15CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 - S · Hawthorne, CAThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent hard landing.NTSB WPR15CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 - R · Lake Havasu, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR15CA004Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Sedona, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll out.NTSB CEN14FA506Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Okmulgee, OKThe pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain.NTSB ERA14CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Naples, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.NTSB WPR14CA351Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Santa Ynez, CAThe student pilot's inadequate flare and loss of aircraft control during landing, which resulted in multiple bounces.NTSB CEN14CA322Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Knox, INThe student pilot's use of excessive back pressure on the flight controls during an attempted go around that induced a stall and loss of control.NTSB ERA14FA283Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the wreckage. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' decision to turn back to the airport, which led to…