NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172L, 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
| 1987 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
Where
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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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072432')
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"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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072432')
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" 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 NYC07CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Meriden, CTThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB NYC07CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172L · Winston-Salem, NCThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB DFW05CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172L · Stephenville, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.NTSB NYC02LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Northampton, MAThe pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.NTSB MIA00LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Beaufort, NCThe failure of the pilot to initiate a go-around after the airplane began to porpoise, resulting in a hard landing and structural damage to the airplane.NTSB LAX98LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Bakersfield, CAThe pilot's misjudged landing flare that led to an improper bounced landing recovery and subsequent uncontrolled porpoise.NTSB NYC89LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Mt Pleasant, PAAn improper flare by the pilot that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CHI87LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Lakeville, MNAircraft landed hard, nose wheel first, and collapsed the nose landing gear tire. PIC was concerned about a sharp knocking noise in the rear of the aircraft that he heard after liftoff. The reason for the noise was not determined. He acknowledged that he…