NTSB investigations
3,083 cases where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”.
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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 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 LAX04TA248Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBell 206B · Lancaster, CAThe pilot's misjudged autorotative flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB NYC04CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Hartford, CTThe student pilot's improper flare and inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty winds.NTSB CHI04CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 401 · Mt. Vernon, ILThe pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to execute a stabilized approach for landing. An additional factor was the presence of the runway lights.NTSB SEA04CA105Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFetherolf Hatz CB-1 · Nampa, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tail wheel aircraft during an aborted landing. Factors include a slight tailwind, and a mound (berm) of earth in the area where the aircraft departed the side of the runway.NTSB FTW04CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · McKinney, TXThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CHI04LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Waukegan, ILThe pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the subsequent overload and collapse of the nose landing gear.NTSB DEN04LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAircraft Mfg & Dev. Aleros CH 2000 · West Jordan, UTthe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high airspeed, resulting in an unstabilized approach.NTSB DEN04CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Englewood, COthe settling with power situation encountered by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.NTSB ANC04LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his inadequate flare while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors associated with the accident were a downdraft, and rough and uneven terrain.NTSB FTW04CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRuehle Glastar · Lancaster, TXThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.NTSB FTW04LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Mesquite, TXThe student pilot's delayed landing flare and the improper supervision provided by the flight instructor.NTSB NYC04CA135Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20R · Warren, VTThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the wind shear as reported by the pilot.NTSB FTW04LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchreder HP-11A · Cherry Valley, ARThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R172K · Hawthorne, CAthe pilot's misjudged flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and hard landing. Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity in the make and model of airplane.NTSB LAX04LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T182T · Paulden, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed.NTSB CHI04CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172C · Fort Leavenwort, KSThe inadequate flare by the pilot.NTSB DCA04MA045Accident · Serious injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportATR 72 · San Juan, PRthe captain's failure to execute proper techniques to recover from the bounced landings and his subsequent failure to execute a go-around.NTSB SEA04LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDornier DO27A4 · Marion, MTThe pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.NTSB CHI04CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Genesee Depot, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain proper rotor RPM during the hover landing and his inadequate remedial action, which resulted in the hard landing.NTSB FTW04LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Many, LAThe pilot's improper touchdown which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL04CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Odessa, FLThe pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA200Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182K · Phoenix, AZthe pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and collision with a sign.NTSB NYC04CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-152 · Columbus, OHThe student pilot's improper flare, and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA198Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta II · Squaw Valley, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and roll over. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate compensation for tailwind conditions. A factor in the accident was the high density…NTSB LAX04CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Galt, CAthe pilot under instruction's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final and misjudged flare, which resulted in stall/mush and hard landing. The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to initiate timely remedial action were…NTSB NYC04CA110Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Willoughby, OHThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions associated with thunderstorm activity.NTSB LAX04LA297Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1A · Visalia, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing.NTSB LAX04LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206A · Lake Havasu, AZThe pilot's misjudged flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the firewall.NTSB DEN04CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Nephi, UTthe flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter resulting in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Long Beach, CAthe student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.NTSB NYC04CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Bridgeport, CTThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the gusty winds.NTSB NYC04CA102Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Westfield, MAThe student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.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 CHI04CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech F33A · Wahoo, NEThe pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor was the pilot's misjudged landing flare.NTSB CHI04CA088Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172A · Springfield, MOThe pilot failed to initiate a go-around and the airplane porpoised during the hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive groundspeed and the overload failure of the nose gear.NTSB LAX04LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402A · Peach Springs, AZthe pilot's inadequate flare and touchdown that imparted high side loadings on the right main landing gear, which resulted in an overload failure of the landing gear bellcrank and the collapse of that gear.NTSB DEN04LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShook Rans S-12 · Berthoud, COthe pilot's improper flare and his inadequate compensation for wind. The wind gust was a contributing factor.NTSB ATL04LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Nashville, TNThe pilot's improper landing flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and propeller strike of the runway.NTSB ATL04LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule MX-7-235 · Nashville, TNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the demonstrated crosswind component, wind gusts, and a crosswind were…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 ATL04FA079Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Blountville, TNThe pilot's improper flare, and improper recovery which resulted in a bounced landing, collapse of the left main landing gear, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the…NTSB ANC04LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Lutz, FLThe student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.NTSB ANC04LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Clewiston, FLThe student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, a collapse of the nose wheel landing gear, and the airplane nosing over when it encountered a ditch.NTSB NYC04CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Batavia, OHThe student pilot's improper flare and improper recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA136Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177A · Honolulu, HIthe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoising down the runway.NTSB NYC04CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDanbrook Corbin Jr Ace · Pittsgrove, NJThe pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and a hard landing.NTSB DEN04LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Kremmling, COthe pilot's failure to attain landing flare and maintain adequate rotor rpm.NTSB NYC04CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Easton, MDThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369FF · Mesa, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gusts and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was a wind gust.NTSB CHI04LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Lansing, ILThe improper flare by the pilot due to his diverted attention during landing. Factors were the pilot's failure to execute a go-around, the overload of the right main landing gear, and the snowbank.