# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30: 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 WPR26LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA107.md): Piper PA-30 · Big Bear, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Feb 24, 2026 · N811LE · Substantial damage
  > On February 23, 2026, at 1800 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-30, N811LE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Big Bear, California. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB CEN25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA015.md): Piper PA-30 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2024 · N7967Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a landing gear torque arm which resulted in a landing gear collapse and runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR24LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA275.md): Piper PA-30 · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2024 · N8458Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear to extend and lock for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was a mechanical failure of the manual landing gear release mechanism due to inadequate clearance…
- [NTSB CEN24LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA055.md): Piper PA-30 · Alamosa, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 6, 2023 · N7790Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with an excessive touchdown speed that resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA013.md): Piper PA-30 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2022 · N7746Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR20LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA252.md): Piper PA 30 · Salem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2020 · N8244Y · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue failure of the right main landing gear trunnion.
- [NTSB GAA20CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA050.md): Piper PA 30 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2019 · N8816Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to relinquish the flight controls to the flight instructor during a simulated engine failure during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane touching down in a left banking attitude and the landing gear collapsing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA381.md): Piper PA 30 · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 23, 2018 · N7072Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA18LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA171.md): Piper PA 30 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2018 · N8674Y · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of all three landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN13LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA361.md): Piper PA-30 · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2013 · N7017Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be undetermined because a postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR13LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA060.md): Piper PA30 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2012 · N8747Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly inhibit the landing gear transmission motor consistent with the emergency landing gear extension procedure, which precluded the full extension of the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's electrical…
- [NTSB WPR12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA320.md): Piper PA-30 · Yelm, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2012 · N8574Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach and his inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA204.md): Piper PA-30 · Roanoke, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2012 · N373JT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to follow the published emergency procedures to lower the landing gear following a loss of electrical power.
- [NTSB ERA11CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA396.md): Piper PA-30 · Plant City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N325EE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a screw in the nose landing gear aligner assembly for undetermined reasons, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending.
- [NTSB CEN11CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA288.md): Piper PA-30 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2011 · N171ST · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA10CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA183.md): Piper PA-30 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2010 · N7925Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during a touch-and-go landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model airplane.
- [NTSB WPR09LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA372.md): Piper PA-30 · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2009 · N7504Y · Substantial damage
  > A tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the disabled landing gear warning horn.
- [NTSB ERA09LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA209.md): Piper PA-30 · Lumberton, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2009 · N8560Y · Substantial damage
  > Collapse of the landing gear due to worn left main landing gear components.
- [NTSB NYC08CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA315.md): Piper PA-30 · Jefferson, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2008 · N7195Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the airplane manufacturer's landing gear failure and emergency extension procedures. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear system for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DFW08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA141.md): Piper PA-30 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2008 · N8511Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## 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 ('7103002')
    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=7103002

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