NTSB investigations, TN

11 cases where the first occurrence was “Undershoot”.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, TN per year, 1984–2026: 11 cases
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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\" = 'TN' 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\" = 390)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL05LA078Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEarnest Jodel D-9 · Memphis, TNThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and subsequent undershoot.May 6, 2005 · N5164J · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58P · Gatlinburg, TNThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing.Jun 2, 2003 · N60BR · Substantial damageNTSB ATL03LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Somerville, TNThe pilot's misjudged approach airspeed and distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and collision with terrain.May 13, 2003 · N1748F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL02LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth KA8B · Tullahoma, TNThe student pilot misjudged the airspeed and altitude during a visual approach to land that resulted in the in-flight collision with the trees.Sep 28, 2002 · N8747 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL99LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Murfreesboro, TNThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway.May 2, 1999 · N6382B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL93LA160Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCornwell KR-2 · Covington, TNThe pilot's misjudged obstacle clearance on final approach. Factors were, the dark night, and the pilot's defective distant vision.Sep 18, 1993 · N289DC · Substantial damageNTSB ATL91IA094Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Nashville, TNThe captain's failure to maintain a proper glide path after disconnection of the autopilot during the final approach. Factors in this accident were: the captain's failure to follow company procedures for category ii approaches, the first officer's failure to…May 15, 1991 · N882AA · Minor damageNTSB ATL87LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-36A · Winchester, TNThe pilot stated he circled over the airport to check for traffic then made a turn to base. He was too near the runway and too high for a normal approach. The pilot used full flaps and decreased power; however, the aircraft began to descend rapidly. The…Jul 16, 1987 · N702H · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G103 · Benton, TNThe glider landed short of the rwy. The plt had observed another acft on the rwy apch end and extended his base leg. During the turn to final, he deployed the spoilers. He reported that the acft experienced a high sink rate after the turn, and that he…Jun 8, 1986 · N2135R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LLT02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Knoxville, TNThe plt was on a personal night proficiency flt. He made 2 stop & go landings without incident. On the 3rd landing, the acft touched down about 50 to 60 ft short of the rwy on upsloping terrain & the nose gear collapsed. The plt stated that he was making a…Nov 10, 1985 · N49164 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Nashville, TNThe pilot reportedly set up a high rate of descent on final approach so that he could land the aircraft near the approach end of the rwy to avoid excessive braking on the wet rwy. The pilot descended the aircraft below the glide slope provided by the VASI and…Aug 10, 1984 · N66AU · Substantial damage