# NTSB investigations, MS: 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 CEN25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA135.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Grenada, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2025 · N4455B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control while landing in gusty wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN22LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA153.md): Piper PA-46-600TP · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 23, 2022 · N627PR · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s hard right turn during landing in crosswind conditions and a subsequent loss of directional control due to adverse airplane-pilot coupling attributable to the design of the nose landing gear, whose directional stability was sensitive to…
- [NTSB GAA16CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA414.md): Cessna 150 · New Albany, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2016 · N50945 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in an initial nose wheel contact, followed by a nose gear collapse, and the airplane came to rest in a nose down position.
- [NTSB ERA16LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA145.md): Cessna 175B · Hurley, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2016 · N8115T · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's failure to identify and remove a plastic sheath covering a portion of the mixture control cable during an annual inspection, which prevented the proper securing of the mixture control cable and full travel of the control at the carburetor and…
- [NTSB GAA16CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA025.md): Donham Timothy J RV 6A · Grenada, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2015 · N8188D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA056.md): William D Durkee RV-6 · Tunica, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2015 · N91WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ERA12CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA404.md): Cessna 172K · Tupelo, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N78794 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA079.md): Beech C-45G · Lyman, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2011 · N75Q · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear during landing due to an encounter with soft terrain.
- [NTSB ERA09CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA265.md): Cessna 172E · Como, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 25, 2009 · N5683T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [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 MIA08LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA174.md): Schweizer G-164B · Clarksdale, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2008 · N3633S · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to torque check the axle-to-spring gear attachment bolts per the manufacturer's Annual/100-Hour Airframe Inspection Checklist, resulting in fatigue failure of the bolts.
- [NTSB NYC08CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA122.md): Beech B-55 · Brookhaven, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 28, 2008 · N4265S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing during the first attempt, and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear during the second landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB DFW08CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA063.md): Cessna 177 · Picayune, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2008 · N2905X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

## 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" = 'MS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE 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?state=MS

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