NTSB investigations
3,083 cases where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 189 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 177 |
| 1984 | 198 |
| 1985 | 134 |
| 1986 | 103 |
| 1987 | 138 |
| 1988 | 114 |
| 1989 | 121 |
| 1990 | 85 |
| 1991 | 99 |
| 1992 | 101 |
| 1993 | 98 |
| 1994 | 102 |
| 1995 | 97 |
| 1996 | 112 |
| 1997 | 109 |
| 1998 | 111 |
| 1999 | 122 |
| 2000 | 97 |
| 2001 | 96 |
| 2002 | 123 |
| 2003 | 102 |
| 2004 | 118 |
| 2005 | 121 |
| 2006 | 101 |
| 2007 | 115 |
Where
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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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run 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 LAX08CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEldredge Aircamper SDE · Sahuarita, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction due to the presence of an automobile, which appeared to encroach upon the runway environment.NTSB DEN08CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Pueblo, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a hard landing.NTSB DCA08FA018Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBombardier CL600-2B19 · Providence, RIthe captain’s attempt to salvage the landing from an instrument approach which exceeded stabilized approach criteria, resulting in a high sink rate, likely stall, and hard landing which exceeded the structural limitations of the airplane. Contributing to the…NTSB CHI08CA020Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Hazelton, INThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed during the intentional autorotation, and his subsequent inability to reduce the descent rate prior to impact. A contributing factor was the intentional autorotation initiated by the pilot.NTSB SEA08CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A23 · Death Valley, CAThe pilot's improper flare during landing.NTSB LAX08CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA-20-C1 · Mesa, AZthe student pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path and misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB SEA08LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Carlsbad, CAThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a porpoise and hard landing.NTSB SEA08CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206A · Twin Falls, IDThe pilot misjudged the flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB SEA08CA032Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Ramona, CAAn excessive descent rate during a simulated 180-degree power-off autorotation, and the flight instructor's failure to initiate corrective action in time to keep the helicopter from impacting the terrain.NTSB DFW08CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Ardmore, OKThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB SEA08CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Parma, IDThe student pilot's improper use of the flight controls while performing a hovering autorotation and the flight instructor's excessive remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB NYC08FA022Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 650 · Atlantic City, NJThe first officer's failure to maintain airspeed during approach, and the captain's inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's failure to comply with procedures, windshear, and the lack of windshear warning from air…NTSB DFW08CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Stillwater, OKThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB LAX08CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Long Beach, CAThe student pilot's improper execution of low rotor rpm procedures. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, failure to guard the throttle, and failure to take immediate remedial action.NTSB DEN08CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Grand Junction, COthe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.NTSB DFW08CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Lufkin, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CHI08CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 407 · St Cloud, MNThe pilot's failure to execute a go-around when a normal approach to the intended landing point could not be maintained. An additional cause was the excessive descent rate that developed during the approach. Contributing factors were the tailwind condition…NTSB LAX08CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and porpoise down the runway. Contributing factors in the accident were the night conditions and the optical illusion created by the narrow runway width and upsloping terrain.NTSB CHI08CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Lonoke, ARThe pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.NTSB LAX08CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Glendale, AZthe student pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique, improper use of the flight controls, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB DFW08CA007Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · New Braunfels, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB DEN08LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Afton, WYThe pilot's failure to correct the alignment of the airplane and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in exceeding the design stress limits that caused the right main landing gear to fail. A contributing factor in this accident was the…NTSB CHI08TA014Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 Ecureuil · Columbus, OHThe student pilot's excessive descent rate and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB LAX08CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Troutdale, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed.NTSB LAX07CA285Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Stockton, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty, crosswind and downdraft wind condition, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DFW07CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Navasota, TXThe hard landing as result of the pilot's improper landing flare.NTSB NYC07CA239Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Atlantic, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.NTSB NYC07CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Meriden, CTThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB DEN07CA163Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerostar S81A · Hartsel, COthe pilot's inability to maintain the proper descent rate. A factor contributing to the accident was the unfavorable wind conditions.NTSB LAX07CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Compton, CAthe pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing and loss of aircraft control.NTSB DFW07CA201Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltra Magic M-56C · Bossier City, LAThe pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CHI07CA300Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron Balloons O-77 · Creston, IAThe pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse (high wind) weather conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the high wind encountered during the balloon flight and the barbed-wire fence.NTSB NYC07CA224Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Tampa, FLThe pilot's misjudged altitude/distance, which resulted in a hard landing, prior to the runway.NTSB CHI07CA299Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 300 CBI · Minneapolis, MNThe dual student's improper flare during the simulated autorotation, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB LAX07CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Santa Paula, CAThe pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control.NTSB SEA07LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · La Verne, CAAn improper flare during touchdown and an inadequate bounced landing recovery. Contributing to the accident was an excessive airspeed and an inadvertent porpoise.NTSB NYC07CA220Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS-350B2 · Greenville, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB MIA07CA143Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Carrabelle, FLThe improper flare by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing.NTSB DFW07IA204Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMooney M20TN · Kerrville, TXThe incorrect wire labeling, resulting in the trim controls operating in the opposite direction of the pilot's input.NTSB CHI07CA295Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportEkornaas, Fred SkyRanger II Kit · Bristol, WIThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the attempted go-around. An additional cause was the inadvertent stall as the pilot maneuvered to avoid the hangar. Contributing factors were the…NTSB CHI07CA294Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Pontiac, MIThe pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare and her improper recovery from the bounced landing.NTSB NYC07CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28-161 · William-Sodus, NYThe pilot's improper flare at touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB NYC07CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Wilmington, DEThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gust.NTSB CHI07CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportErcoupe Ercoupe 415C · Middletown, OHThe pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the lower than normal airspeed maintained during the final approach.NTSB ATL07CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech BE-76 · Pompano Beach, FLThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.NTSB ATL07CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C172N · Manassas, VAThe student pilot's failure to correct for a pilot-induced oscillation/porpoise, during flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DEN08LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport · Stevensville, MDThe pilot's premature flare that resulted in a hard landing, fracturing the left main landing gear strut that subsequently collapsed. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.NTSB NYC07CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172L · Winston-Salem, NCThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB DFW07CA196Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportInterplane Skyboy · Atoka, OKThe pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB LAX07CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Coeur D'Alene, IDthe instructor's misjudged landing flare.