NTSB investigations, GA
59 cases where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”.
Cases per year
| 1983 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 |
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND 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
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NTSB NYC07LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Brunswick, GAThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the attempted takeoff above the airplane's maximum gross weight, and an undetermined partial power loss, as reported by the pilot.NTSB ATL06CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Augusta, GAThe pilot's improper flare on landing with excessive altitude resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ATL06CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · Lafayette, GAThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL06CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Gainsville, GAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL06CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172H · Waycross, GAThe student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing.NTSB ATL05CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MT-7-235 · Guyton, GAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL05LA075Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA-26AT · Lawrenceville, GAThe pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL04CA162Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Chamblee, GAThe pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor was a tailwind condition.NTSB ATL04LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEurocopter France EC120B · Jonesboro, GAThe instructor's inadequate supervision, and the dual-student's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL04LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Atlanta, GAThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor is lack of total experience.NTSB ATL04LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpegele Mustang II · Calhoun, GAThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear collapse.NTSB ATL03LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS355F2 · Bainbridge, GAThe pilot's improper flare during an attempted landing.NTSB MIA02LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule MXT-7-180A · Trenton, GAThe failure of the pilot to clear the engine during a prolonged approach at idle power resulting in the engine hesitating during application of power to arrest the descent for landing touchdown resulting in a hard landing and separation of the left main…NTSB ATL02LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-76 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL02LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Locust Grove, GAThe pilot improper flare during an aborted takeoff, followed by an subsequent hard landing.NTSB ATL01LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172K · Valdosta, GAThe flight instructor's improper flare of the airplane, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the dual student's failure to relinquish control of the airplane and the dual student's interference on the flight controls.NTSB ATL00LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Columbus, GAThe pilot's improper flare that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB MIA99LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · La Fayette, GAThe improper flare by the student pilot and the inadequate supervision by the pilot in command.NTSB ATL98LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G-103 · Cordele, GAThe pilot's improper descent rate that led to a hard landing and porpoise, and his improper recovery from the ensuing bounced landing, resulting in the eventual separation of the empennage. A factor was the updraft.NTSB ATL98LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310Q · Lafayette, GAThe pilot's improper flare during landing. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane and the crosswind condition.NTSB ATL97LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310K · Bainbridge, GAThe pilot's failure to properly perform the soft landing procedure, leading to a hard landing.NTSB ATL97LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Macon, GApremature flare by the dual student, and his improper remedial action to correct the flare; and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI).NTSB ATL96LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Waycross, GAThe student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB MIA96LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310D · Palmetto, GAFailure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper descent rate resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the right main landing gear.NTSB ATL96LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Baxley, GAthe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, a collapsed nose gear, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ATL95LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 337G · Savannah, GAThe pilot's improper flare and his improper use of the flight controls during landing which resulted in collapse of the nose gear.NTSB ATL94LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Chamblee, GAThe pilot's improper flare that resulted a in hard landing, followed by his improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control during the attempted go- around.NTSB ATL94LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Columbus, GAThe dual student's failure to properly flare the aircraft during the landing. Factors were the dusk light conditions, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student.NTSB ATL94GA111Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Savannah, GAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the operators failure to provide a formal emergency dump procedure.NTSB MIA94LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Atlanta, GAFailure of the pilot-in-command to apply power after the airspeed decrease just before touchdown and also failure to recover from the bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the in-flight encounter with wind gusts while on approach to land.NTSB MIA93LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Macon, GAThe pilot in command's failure to stabilize his approach to landing, resulting in the aircraft making a hard landing halfway down the runway.NTSB ATL90LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA1 · Gainesville, GAThe student pilot's failure to properly flare.NTSB ATL90LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Griffin, GAImproper flare by the pilot.NTSB ATL90LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31T1 · Chamblee, GAThe pilot misjudged the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to defrost the windshield during the approach.NTSB ATL89FA189Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportConvair 640 (340D) · Atlanta, GAPilot in command failed to place the airplane at a position from which a stabilized approach to landing could be made. His procedure for the recovery from the bounced landing was inadequate and the nose gear structural strength was exceeded during following…NTSB ATL89IA180Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Marietta, GAThe pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane.NTSB ATL88LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Villa Rica, GAAcft was landed to the west on a 2500' dirt strip. Trees, about 25-30' high bounded the approach threshold. Wind was variable nw to w gusting 15-18 KTS. PIC said acft dropped out from under him and landed hard. After bouncing it landed on nose gear which…NTSB ATL88LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Hampton, GAThe CFI rptd that the student flared the airplane about 50 ft abv the rwy and stalled it; the airplane dropped to the rwy and bounced. He assumed control of the airplane from the student and attempted to prevent a crosswind from blowing the airplane to the…NTSB ATL88DKG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAmerican Falcon XP · Palmetto, GAThe pilot failed to properly flare the aircraft during a normal landing which resulted in a hard landing. The nose gear assembly failed from overload, and the pilot was not able to control the aircraft as it slid over the ground. The aircraft collided with a…NTSB ATL88LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Cumming, GAThe student pilot was attempting to land on the 1550 foot runway. The aircraft touched down hard and bounced. The pilot pushed forward on the control column and the aircraft came down on the nose gear which collapsed.NTSB ATL87FA240Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLockheed L-1011-385-1 · Atlanta, GAThe acft was being flown manually for an ILS apch to rwy 8L at Atlanta. The apch was allowed to become unstable at about the middle marker and the vertical speed was increased to about 1290 feet per minute about five seconds before touchdown. The ioe capt in…NTSB ATL87DKG03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 310D · Athens, GAThe acft was reportedly stalled about 30 ft above the rwy and a hard ldg was made. The multi-eng rated plt was practicing short-field ldgs under the instruction of a CFI in preparation for obtaining commercial certificate. The acft wings and fuselage…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 MIA86IA069Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-60 · Folkston, GAThe plt stated that while on a flight from tampa, to jacksonville FL, he made an unauthorized deviation & landed at davis field Folkston ga, where the left main landing gear collapsed. Post crash examination of the acft revealed that the gear collapsed due to…NTSB ATL86LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Atlanta, GAThe aircraft landed hard resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. This was following a final approach which was flown high and fast. The aircraft was observed to stall approximatel 10 ft above the runway and land on the nose gear.NTSB ATL86LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Stone Mountain, GAAfter an IFR flight into his home area, pilot changed dest to land on his home airport. Made a VFR pattern to land on rwy 17. Plt stated that he flared too late, hit the runway, bounced real high and went around. Made a soft field ldg and when tying acft down…NTSB ATL86LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Atlanta, GADuring a practice autorotation the acft experienced a hard ldg when the plt failed to arrest the sink rate prior to contacting the ground.NTSB ATL85LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Dalton, GADuring arrival, the student plt elected to land on a taxiway since the rwy was closed for constuction. He stated that he made a normal pattern, but was a little high on final apch. He reported that he flared about 20 ft above the taxiway, then the acft landed…NTSB ATL85LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G-109B · Williamson, GAThe plt of the powered glider reported that during an apch to land, the acft encountered a downdraft & landed hard. The landing gear was damaged as well as the prop, eng cowling & oil cooler.NTSB ATL85LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G103 · Williamson, GAThe student plt stated his final apch to the rwy was made off-center to account for a x-wind. The glider touched down to the left of the paved strip & began converging on a fence. The plt retracted the speed brakes & lifted off as the glider approached the…