NTSB investigations, AZ
30 cases where the defining event was Landing gear collapse.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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Query with SQL
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\" = 'AZ' 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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" = 'AZ' 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
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 WPR26LA364Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCirrus Design SR20 · Phoenix, AZOn May 30, 2026, about 1832 mountain standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR20 airplane, N447AV, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona. The flight instructor, student pilot, and passenger were not injured. The…NTSB WPR26LA145Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 421B · Sedona, AZOn March 27, 2026, about 1630 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421B, N799TF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona. The pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Code of…NTSB WPR25LA129Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 170A · Maricopa, AZOn April 10, 2025, at 1207 mountain standard time, a Cessna 170A, N1371D, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Maricopa, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB WPR25LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T207A · Tusayan, AZAn encounter with wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and a collapse of the nose landing gear.NTSB WPR25LA009Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mesa, AZThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airspeed during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR23LA340Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRutan Long-EZ · Bullhead City, AZThe pilot’s improper flair resulting in a hard landing.NTSB WPR23LA012Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210L · Marana, AZA failure of a retaining ring in the airplane’s left main landing gear door actuator and the subsequent complete loss of hydraulic fluid, which resulted in a gear-up 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 WPR21LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TR182 · Prescott, AZThe pilot’s delayed deployment of the landing gear, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear.NTSB WPR21LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRemos Aircraft Gmbh Flugzeugbau GX · Glendale, AZThe material overstress failure of the airframe’s aluminum carry-through of the main landing gear.NTSB WPR20LA290Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond DA 40 · Benson, AZThe failure of the nose landing due to fatigue cracking.NTSB WPR20LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportOmf 100 · Glendale, AZMaintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the procedures of an airworthiness directive, which resulted in a fatigue failure of the longitudinal frame tube during landing and collapse of the right main landing gear.NTSB WPR19LA180Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Chandler, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting right quartering headwind, which resulted in a collapse of the left main landing gear.NTSB GAA18CA180Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnderson Darrell L Starduster TOO · Tucson, AZThe failure of the left main landing gear axle weld during the landing roll.NTSB WPR16LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310J · Tucson, AZThe insufficient right main landing gear (MLG) down-lock tension due to maintenance personnel's failure to perform a rigging procedure during the airplane's most recent inspection, which resulted in the right MLG collapsing during landing.NTSB WPR15IA252Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Scottsdale, AZThe failure of the nose landing gear due to unanticipated fatigue loads.NTSB WPR15LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurr Express 2000 RG · Glendale, AZA collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR14LA368Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 24-250 · Mesa, AZThe failure of the right main landing gear (MLG) transmission mounting bracket coupled with the differential rigging of the two landing gear cables, which prevented the right MLG from moving to the down-and-locked position before landing.NTSB WPR14CA143Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman TMB-3E · Glendale, AZThe pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear lever rather than the adjacent flap level while exiting the runway which resulted in the retraction of the left main landing gear.NTSB WPR14CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18-150 · Willcox, AZThe pilot's decision to land off airport on unsuitable terrain that resulted in a collision with hidden objects.NTSB WPR13LA319Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210K · Phoenix, AZThe collapse of the left main landing gear due to a broken gear tooth in the landing gear actuator.NTSB WPR13LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Chandler, AZThe failure of the alternator and/or battery, which prevented the operation of the landing gear extension system and resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during the landing roll.NTSB WPR13LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeffair Barracuda · Payson, AZThe failure of the landing gear to remain extended during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR12LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310I · Sedona, AZThe collapse of the right main landing gear after landing for a reason that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and postaccident testing could not be performed due…NTSB WPR11LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20B · Marana, AZThe pilot did not secure the manual landing gear operating handle, which resulted in the landing gear collapse during the landing roll.NTSB WPR10LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRogers Rutan Defiant 40 · Phoenix, AZThe failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear extension handle was firmly placed in the down position prior to landing.NTSB WPR10CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStolp Starduster SA-300 · Goodyear, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.NTSB WPR09CA468Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Kingman, AZFailure of the right landing gear wheel attachment bolts.NTSB WPR09LA383Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 76 · Glendale, AZThe fatigue failure of the left main landing gear enhanced side brace assembly.NTSB SEA08LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Carefree, AZThe collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.