NTSB investigations
820 cases where the first occurrence was “Undershoot”.
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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\" = 390) ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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 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" = 390) 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 NYC99LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Cross Keys, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.NTSB ATL99LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Murfreesboro, TNThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway.NTSB ANC99LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were snow showers and snow-covered terrain.NTSB FTW99LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGates Learjet 35A · Rogers, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the fightcrew's delay in taking remedial action. A factor was the downdraft.NTSB MIA99LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · St CroixThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.NTSB MIA99LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-60-601P · Statesville, NCthe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in this accident were excessive approach speed, rain, and a wet runway.NTSB CHI99LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Pound, WIthe pilot misjudged the proper touchdown point and subsequently landed short of the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the haze, sunglare, the lack of visual perception, and the uphill terrain on which the airplane touched down.NTSB NYC99LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Krosno KR-03A · Hilltown, PAThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an in-flight collision which trees.NTSB ANC98LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Fort Yukon, AKA failure of the pilot to maintain the proper glidepath to the landing touch down spot.NTSB CHI98LA350Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Janesville, WIthe pilot's failure to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the excessive rate of descent which developed on final approach.NTSB SEA98LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKoskella Long EZ · Cascade, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach. Factors include inadequate remedial action and erroneous airspeed indications.NTSB ANC98LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with this accident was the high brush at the approach end of the landing area.NTSB FTW98LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGU 2-22E · Canon City, COThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his premature deployment of the spoilers, resulting in a undershoot and hard landing.NTSB FTW98LA312Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Watkins, COThe pilot misjudged his altitude. Contributing to the accident were unfavorable wind and dark night conditions.NTSB LAX98LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Oroville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path, and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an undershoot.NTSB FTW98FA191Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · Del Rio, TXthe pilot's loss of control during a go-around after impacting approach light poles on initial approach. A contributing factor was the prevailing dark night light condition.NTSB NYC98LA097Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-23 Super Blanik · Pipersville, PAthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on an approach to an off-airport landing area, which resulted in a lack of airspeed and/or altitude to reach the intended landing area (undershoot), a stall or mush into tree(s), and collision with a…NTSB NYC98LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 320F · Lincoln, METhe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude which resulted in left main landing gear contacting a snowbank during the landing approach.NTSB ANC98LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Kongiganak, AKThe pilot misjudged distance/altitude and airspeed, and his delay initiating a go-around. Related factors were the downdraft and snowbank.NTSB ANC98LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180H · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were: snow covered terrain at the approach end of the runway and flat light conditions.NTSB SEA98LA035Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBromley Steen Skybolt · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.NTSB FTW98LA095Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Seguin, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate.NTSB LAX98LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Healdsburg, CAthe pilot's misjudged distance and altitude relationship to the runway during a short field approach, which resulted in an undershoot and a hard landing.NTSB NYC98LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Philadelphia, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper distance and altitude during approach which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.NTSB CHI98LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201T · Janesville, WIthe dual student's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the instructor's failure to provide adequate supervision of the flight. Factors associated with the accident were: inadequate altitude, the student's diverted attention, the snowbank, and…NTSB MIA98LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Elkin, NCThe instructor's pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Unfavorable winds and a fence were contributing factors.NTSB NYC98LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Ocean City, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude. Factors in the accident were the rain and fog.NTSB CHI98LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer FGS-233 · Ionia, MIthe pilot misjudged the landing approach which resulted in his failure to attain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the trees.NTSB ANC98LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Palmer, AKThe pilot misjudging the touchdown point, which resulted in landing short of the sand bar and the airplane nosing over.NTSB CHI98FA010Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 100-180 · Auburn, NEthe pilot misjudged distance/altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land, allowing the airplane to get too low and collide with a truck. A related factor was: the proximity of the truck (and highway) to the runway.NTSB ANC97LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Gustavus, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's improper glidepath, and the rough and uneven terrain.NTSB SEA97FA215Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Bremerton, WAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude from the runway, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were dark night conditions, the pilot's improper decision to conduct the flight at night,…NTSB CHI97LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Dassel, MNthe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the airstrip. Factors associated with the accident were the high vegetation which skewed the pilot's visual perception of threshold, and the embankment which the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI97LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Fargo, NDthe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, while on final approach to land, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway during the landing. The exposed runway lip was a related factor.NTSB ANC97LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point, which led to undershoot and the airplane nosing over.NTSB SEA97LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Mackay, IDThe pilot misjudged the distance/altitude while on final approach.NTSB NYC97LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · West Chester, PAthe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, which resulted in an undershoot and failure to reach the proper touchdown point. Rising terrain at the approach end of the runway was a related factor.NTSB LAX97LA310Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBingelis Falco F.8L · Watsonville, CAthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, leading to a landing undershoot.NTSB NYC97LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDassault DA-20 · Lexington, KYThe pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway after transition from an instrument approach to a visual approach. Factors related to the accident were the rain, and uphill runway conditions at a dark night.NTSB DCA97MA058Accident · 228 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 747-300 · Nimitz Hillthe captain's failure to adequately brief and execute the nonprecision approach and the first officer's and flight engineer's failure to effectively monitor and cross-check the captain's execution of the approach. Contributing to these failures were the…NTSB MIA97LA218Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Burnsville, NCThe failure of the pilot to use the checklist to confirm that the main cabin door was closed and locked before takeoff. Also, failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point during the precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the self…NTSB ANC97TA095Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-180 · Tok, AKThe second pilot/dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, and the pilot-in-command/flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.NTSB CHI97LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Fort Wayne, INthe pilot did not comply with the decision height and his attention was diverted from his cockpit scan. The factors involved were the weather conditions were at landing minimums and a flight to his destination alternate was not performed.NTSB IAD97LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20M · Madisonville, KYFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, and inadequate supervision of the CFI, which resulted in a stall and subsequent hard landing.NTSB SEA97LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · The Dalles, ORThe pilot-in-command misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway while landing.NTSB NYC97LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American B-25J · Midland, VAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the final approach. A factor in the accident was the exposed runway lip/edge.NTSB CHI97LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5 · West Fargo, NDthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions, and the terrain condition where the airplane touched down.NTSB LAX97LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Hemet, CAthe pilot's failure to adjust his traffic pattern to compensate for local atmospheric conditions.NTSB MIA97LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Bushnell, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout and altitu de while on final approach to landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a fence and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB ANC97LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. The snow-covered runway was a factor.