# NTSB investigations, MA: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA22LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA396.md): Navion Navion · Newburyport, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2022 · N4913K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive application of brakes while landing, which resulted in a nose gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA16LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA177.md): Maher Daniel J Velocity · Worcester, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2016 · N7044Q · Substantial damage
  > The overstress failure of the nose landing gear fork assembly.
- [NTSB DCA14CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA093.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD90 - 30 · Boston, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2014 · N933DN · Substantial damage
  > the captain's failure to verify the communications between himself and the tug operator, which resulted in him applying of brakes while the airplane was being pushed back from the gate by the tug with tow bar attached.
- [NTSB ERA13CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA047.md): Daniels Alan L Kitfox Series 7 · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 18, 2012 · N555HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA09IA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA267.md): Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2009 · N769EA · Minor damage
  > Installation of an improper bearing in the landing gear actuator.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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" = 'MA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '094')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/cases?state=MA

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