NTSB investigations, 2002
44 cases where the first occurrence was “On ground/water encounter with terrain/water”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 68 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 54 |
| 1984 | 45 |
| 1985 | 57 |
| 1986 | 34 |
| 1987 | 46 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1989 | 40 |
| 1990 | 37 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1992 | 27 |
| 1993 | 34 |
| 1994 | 35 |
| 1995 | 45 |
| 1996 | 38 |
| 1997 | 33 |
| 1998 | 46 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 44 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2005 | 47 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 39 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2002
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\" = 320)
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2002 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" = 320) 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 ATL03LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182S · Nashville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and his inattentiveness during taxi that resulted in an on ground collision with an embankment. A factor was the fog.NTSB CHI03LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Holland, MIThe student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing roll. Additional factors include the student pilot's lack of total flight experience, the CFI's inadequate supervision, and the ice and snow on the runway.NTSB MIA03LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Orlando, FLThe poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command for his failing to request a runway more aligned with the wind and his failure to maintain directional control after landing resulting in collapse of the nose landing gear and the airplane nosing over.NTSB CHI03LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · St. Paul, MNThe student pilot failed to maintain directional control. A factor was the runway sign.NTSB ANC03CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Palmer, AKThe premature liftoff by the pilot during takeoff, which resulted in on ground encounter with terrain when the airplane settled onto rocks. A contributing factor in the accident was an unfavorable wind.NTSB ATL03LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Watkinsville, GAThe pilot's inadvertent collision with an ant hill during takeoff that resulted in a ground loop and the subsequent collision collision with the ground. A factor was unsuitable terrain.NTSB CHI03CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182E · Oslo, MNFailure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the wind gust and the soft terrain adjacent to the runway.NTSB ANC02LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Tenakee Springs, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in a nose over on takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.NTSB SEA02LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1B · Arco, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. Factors include wind gusts during the period of time at which the landing took place.NTSB ANC02LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185E · Sparrevohn, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing that resulted in separation of the right main gear during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was a rough/uneven gravel bar.NTSB ANC02LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 206 · Aniak, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the rough and uneven terrain (hole) in the landing area.NTSB SEA02LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Big Creek, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. Factors include high density altitude, variable winds, and a ditch near the point where the aircraft departed the side of the runway.NTSB SEA02LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Melstone, MTThe pilot's improper decision to continue a takeoff once it had become apparent that it was questionable whether the aircraft would clear an obstacle at the departure end of the takeoff area. Factors include the pilot's failure to perform pre-takeoff…NTSB DEN02LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHildebrandt Rutan/Defiant · Erie, COfailure of the normal braking system, resulting in the airplane departing the end of the runway. A contributing factor was the airplane's slow acceleration during the takeoff roll.NTSB ANC02LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Copper Center, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in a nose-over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough/uneven terrain.NTSB ANC02LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Tok, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and trees during a low pass to examine a potential landing site.NTSB ANC02LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Chickaloon, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane impacting rough terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain condition.NTSB SEA02LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Cascade, IDThe pilot's inadequate decision and his improper setting of the propeller controls. Contributing factors were a tailwind, high density altitude, and swampy terrain.NTSB SEA02LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Belgrade, MTThe glider pilot's improper in-flight planning decision and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident were the inadvertent activation of the speed brakes, the pilot's failure to maintain altitude, the high vegetation and…NTSB DEN02LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Lehi, UTthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning resulting in the glider impacting terrain short of the runway, and the pilot's subsequent abrupt handling of the glider when it became airborne again, which resulted in a hard second landing. A contributing factor was…NTSB FTW02LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth K.G. Nimbus-2C · Briggs, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the high grass during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB CHI02CA202Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEckstein RV-6A · Mattawan, MIFailure by the pilot in command to attain a proper touchdown point considering the available runway length. The rough, uneven runway surface and the soft area at the far end of the runway were contributing factors.NTSB CHI02CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150H · Mecosta, MIThe airplane encountered unsuitable terrain and the pilot applied excessive braking during the aborted takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the sandy terrain.NTSB CHI02CA184Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-34 · Lowell, MIThe probable cause of this accident was a failure to properly compensate for the current wind conditions. Excessive use of brakes was a contributing factor.NTSB MIA02LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Dyer, TNThe failure of the pilot to maintain wingtip clearance with corn crops at the edge of the road resulting in the collision with the crops.NTSB ANC02LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMeeuwsen Gordon Wagabond traveler · Talkeetna, AKThe pilots excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident are the rough and uneven terrain of the sandbar, and gusting winds.NTSB FTW02LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Kirbyville, TXthe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A contributing factor was the loose gravel.NTSB CHI02LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · St. Joseph, MOThe pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the runway.NTSB SEA02LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Clarkston, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during taxi along the gravel landing site after having landed off the designated runway. A contributing factor was the embankment which the aircraft's left wing impacted during taxi.NTSB ANC02LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator when the tailwheel encountered a hole. A factor associated with the accident was rough/uneven terrain.NTSB ANC02LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Hope, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a ditch. A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of a ditch in the landing area.NTSB ATL02LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Thomaston, GAFailure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control on landing, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB CHI02TA149Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A185F · Necedah, WIDirectional control of the airplane not maintained by the pilot. The gusting winds was a contributing factor.NTSB ANC02TA036Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Holy Cross, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of high vegetation (willows) along the right side of the landing area.NTSB SEA02LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCook Coot A · Harrison, IDThe pilot's failure to detect an unsafe boat wake during the landing process, and his inadvertent initiation of a porpoise after coming in contact with the boat wake just after touchdown on a body of water. Factors include a large wake wave/swell created by…NTSB MIA02LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Canton, MSthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and the subsequent impact with a ditch.NTSB FTW02LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcClung Starduster SA-1 · Sherman, TXthe pilot's inadvertent use of unsuitable taxi terrain, which resulted in an encounter with a ditch while taxing from landing.NTSB ATL02LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Melbourne, FLThe students pilot's failure to perform a go-around after a bounced landing condition that resulted in the on-ground collision with a ditch.NTSB FTW02LA090Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Melbourne, ARthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control as a result of becoming incapacitated due to a stroke while taxiing for takeoff.NTSB LAX02LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Madera, CAThe pilot's becoming lost/disoriented.NTSB ANC02LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Tununak, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors associated with the accident are snow drifts across the runway, and excessive braking during the rearward roll.NTSB DEN02LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1A · Afton, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank. Contributing factors were the icy runway and the snow bank.NTSB ANC02LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBritten-Norman BN2A-26 · Ouzinkie, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Factors associated with the accident are a slush covered runway, and rough/uneven terrain.NTSB ATL02LA038Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportH.S. Mosley Cuby Sport · Panama City, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decisions that resulted the execution of and off-airport landing to rough and uneven terrain where the airplane nosed over during the landing. The pilot did not apply normal breaking during the landing roll.