NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180
21 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-180, 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
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
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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 ('7102808')
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))
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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
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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))
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NTSB NYC04CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Norwood, MAThe student pilot failure to recover from a bounced landing. A factor in this accident was the student pilot's lack of solo flight experience.NTSB LAX04LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Reno, NVthe pilot's premature flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing, which collapsed the landing gear.NTSB FTW02LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Berryville, ARthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the sunglare.NTSB LAX02LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · La Verne, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control following his misjudged landing flare and hard touchdown.NTSB FTW01LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Bridgeport, TXthe non-certificated pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB NYC99LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Myerstown, PAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX99LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Big Bear, CAThe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which lead to an inadvertent stall/mush 10 feet above the ground.NTSB LAX98LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Merced, CAThe pilot's improper flare and his failure to adequately compensate for the existing crosswind conditions and maintain airplane control during landing.NTSB MIA95LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Fort Myers, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper rate of descent on approach for landing, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB NYC93LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Oxford, CTThe pilot's improper level off which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing were wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.NTSB NYC91LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper 180 · Andes, NYThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a landing with unfavorable winds.NTSB CHI89LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Lebanon, OHThe pilot allowed his final approach airspeed to get too slow, he delayed in initiating remedial action, then attempted an aborted landing with inadequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. The pilot's lack total experience was considered a…NTSB ATL87LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Hampton, GAThe plt reported that a gusting x-wind existed during the approach to land. When he reduced pwr for touchdown, the acft pitched nose down, began a rapid sink and landed hard. The plt noted that he had the yoke full back but was unable to arrest the sink rate.…NTSB LAX86LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Mesa, AZAt the end of the first leg of a solo cross-country flight the plt experienced a hard landing and the acft porpoised. On the second bounce the plt added power. The acft then bounced a third time collapsing the nose gear.NTSB ATL85LA235Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Burnsdie, KYThe acft bounced during touchdown on a grass airstrip and veered off the left side of the rwy. Before proper alignment was gained the left wing struck a parked acft and both acft incurred substantial damage.NTSB DEN85LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180N · Delta, UTThe acft was flown by a student plt and his instructor on a local tng flt. During landing the sutdent plt did not flair the acft in time, hit hard and bounced. The instructor took control, made a soft landing followed by the main landing gear collapsing. The…NTSB CHI85LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Ephriam, WIThe aircraft began drifting to the right during the landing flare. As the aircraft touched down the right wheel entered an area of slush. The aircraft then slid off the runway to the right into a snowbank, damaging the landing gear and left wing tip. The…NTSB MIA84LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Gainesville, FLThe nose gear tire blew out on landing. Directional control was lost and the acft traveled off the left side of the rwy.NTSB CHI84LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · La Porte, INThe pilot stated that he initiated the landing flare 'too late,' and the acft landed hard. There was subst damage to theto the landing gear and left wing.NTSB ANC83LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Kenai, AKThe pilot stated that on a short final approach he encountered a windshear. The pilot only had 5 hours in this type acftand had little experience landing at the location of the accident. This field has no facilities except a windsock. It isbordered by trees…NTSB MKC82DA064Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Estherville, IAThe pilot had not flown for over 90 days and was flying for practice and to become current. During landing, the aircraft bounced back in the air about 20 to 30 feet and then came down hard on the nose gear. The nose gear failed and the plane slid to a stop on…