NTSB investigations
649 cases where the defining event was Landing gear collapse.
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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 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"
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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 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
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 DCA22WA205OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBeech 1900 · Brazzaville, Congo - KinshasaNTSB ERA22LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNavion Navion · Newburyport, MAThe pilot’s excessive application of brakes while landing, which resulted in a nose gear collapse.NTSB CEN22LA392Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Farmington, MOThe collapse of the landing gear during landing for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA22WA256Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA46 · High Wycombe, United KingdomNTSB WPR22LA226Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TR182 · Santa Barbara, CAA failure of the right main landing gear actuator pressure line O-ring, which resulted in a gear-up landing on the runway.NTSB GAA22WA207Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-23-250 · The Settlement, British Virgin IslandsNTSB DCA22FA132Accident · Minor injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Miami, FLThe structural failure of the left main landing gear downlock following ineffective shimmy dampening during the landing roll which caused the collapse of the left main landing gear, resulting in a runway excursion and post-flight fire.NTSB ANC22LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell International 114 · Kailua-Kona, HIThe failure of the hydraulic power supply’s electric motor due to wear, which resulted in the left main landing gear and nose gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately…NTSB WPR22LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Red Bluff, CAThe pilot’s failure to detect the tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing.NTSB ERA22LA282Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 414 · Jasper, GAThe failure of the owner to comply with a service bulletin, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear torque tube due to fatigue cracking.NTSB ANC22LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportShort Bros. & Harland SC7 · Chisana, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing.NTSB CEN22LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Mesquite, TXA collapse of the airplane’s landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN22LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Gettysburg, SDAn inadvertent hard landing by the pilot.NTSB WPR22LA228Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Palm Springs, CAThe failure of the pilot to ensure the landing gear was down and locked before landing.NTSB WPR22LA190Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCo-Z Development Cozy Mark IV · Page, AZThe failure to install the correct fuse in the landing gear circuit.NTSB CEN22LA204Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210N · Denver, COThe main landing gear collapsed during landing for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA22LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C24 · Gallatin, TNA landing gear collapse due to the failure and/or separation of the pin in the right main landing gear.NTSB GAA22WA174AccidentClass 4 · ForeignBeech 200 · Pudahuel, ChileNTSB GAA22WA170AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna U206 · Camanaos, ColombiaNTSB CEN22LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B-99 · Milwaukee, WIA right main landing gear collapse due to fatigue failure of the landing gear drag leg support fitting.NTSB WPR22LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Long Beach, CAThe failure of the right main landing gear brace rib for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB GAA22WA168Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 414A · Herzogenaurach, GermanyNTSB GAA22WA310Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA60 · Montevideo, UruguayNTSB WPR22LA124Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310R · McGrath, AKA failure of the right main landing gear bellcrank lower arm fork, bellcrank, pivot bolt, and trunnion bellcrank lug for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA22WA304Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172RG · Paderborn, GermanyNTSB GAA22WA100AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 501 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNTSB ENG22FA009Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-8K2 · Las Vegas, NVThe fatigue failure of the right main landing gear initiated by liquid metal embrittlement by cadmium at arc burn locations in the outer cylinder tooling hole area. The arc burns were likely the result of operator error during stylus cadmium plating…NTSB ERA22LA121Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Crystal River, FLCollapse of the nose wheel landing gear assembly due to lateral loads encountered on the turf runway during rollout.NTSB GAA22WA088Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech C90 · Pampulha-SBBH, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA320Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech C90 · Bucaramanga, ColombiaNTSB DCA22WA066Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBAE JETSTREAM3100 · Roatan, HondurasNTSB GAA22WA229Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 200 · Exeter, United KingdomNTSB DCA22WA203IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Montreal, CanadaNTSB WPR22LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Puyallup, WAAn overstress fracture of the left main landing gear pivot assembly, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock into place.NTSB ERA22LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Lynchburg, VAThe uncommanded landing gear retraction following a hard landing for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA22LA005Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Columbia, SCA failure of the landing gear hydraulic power pack for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA21LA385Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDoan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN Tailwind · Brooksville, FLThe failure of the nose landing gear retention bolt during taxi which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the taxiway.NTSB ERA22LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB GAA21WA226Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignHelio HT-295 · Pista Del, GuatemalaNTSB GAA21WA222Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignSupermarine Spitfire · Newtownards, United KingdomNTSB ERA21LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F33A · Oxford, CTThe inadvertent operation of the landing handle during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose gear retraction and subsequent collision with the runway.NTSB GAA21WA192Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Belgrade, SerbiaNTSB WPR21LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 162 · Morton, WAThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nosewheel collapse.NTSB ERA21LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech K35 · Readington, NJThe failure of the forward end of the landing gear actuator rod.NTSB ENG22WA010IncidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 750 · Cyprus, GreeceNTSB GAA21WA258Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignMooney M20F · Comodoro Rivadavia, ArgentinaNTSB WPR21LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · North Las Vegas, NVThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing roll due to a flat tire.NTSB ERA21LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWare Jerry L Aventura II · DeLand, FLA landing gear collapse after the airplane struck a hole during an off-runway precautionary landing.NTSB GAA21WA149Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMitsubishi MU2 · Haguenau, FranceNTSB GAA21WA146Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignBeech C90 · Mumbai, India