# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J: 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 WPR18CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA085.md): Mooney M20J · Newport, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 7, 2018 · N925JH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach and landing flare in dark night, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN13LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA370.md): Mooney M20J · El Reno, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2013 · N205MC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power, which resulted from the failure of the magneto assembly for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.
- [NTSB CEN13CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA144.md): Mooney M20J · Warsaw, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 27, 2013 · N5763H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s complacency flying the airplane and his lack of training on bounced landing…
- [NTSB CEN11FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA220.md): Mooney M20J · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2011 · N888DF · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX08LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA184.md): Mooney M20J · Evanston, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2008 · N1234G · Substantial damage
  > A collapse of the landing gear due to improper maintenance.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870219')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=5870219

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