# NTSB investigations, UT: 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 WPR25LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA193.md): Cessna 182F · Nephi, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2025 · N3608U · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the nose wheel steering shaft and subsequent rotation of the nosewheel which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA136.md): Cessna 177RG · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 15, 2023 · N2572V · Substantial damage
  > The retraction of the main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR21LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA178.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Brigham City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2021 · N350TS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's unintentional selection of raising the landing gear instead of the flaps during a touch-and-go landing, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the landing gear retracting during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR18LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA272.md): Smith AEROSTAR601 · Heber, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2018 · N90339 · Substantial damage
  > A recent hard landing resulted in a fracture of a joint from a cylinder to a main landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR15LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA129.md): Cessna 310Q · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2015 · N7770Q · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear lower adjusting bolt due to overstress, which resulted in the left main landing gear collapse during landing.
- [NTSB WPR14LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA142.md): Bellanca 17 31 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2014 · N28119 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear extension spring to maintain adequate pressure, which allowed the landing gear to collapse during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR14CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA020.md): L Goldner Zenith 701 · Milford, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2013 · N67MG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB WPR09LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA297.md): Bellanca 17-31ATC · Roosevelt, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2009 · N14797 · Substantial damage
  > The retraction of the left main landing gear due to the failure of the extension and retraction actuator arm attach bolt. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to discover the extensive elongation of the actuator attach fitting…
- [NTSB WPR09LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA171.md): Cessna 550 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2009 · N44FR · Substantial damage
  > The uncommanded retraction of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator strut for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA08CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA211.md): Cessna 180 · Bluff, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2008 · N4646A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with the rough, uneven, and eroded condition of the airstrip.

## 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" = 'UT' 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=UT

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