# NTSB investigations, NJ: 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 ERA26LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA163.md): Piper PA31T · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 1, 2026 · N96MA · Substantial damage
  > On April 1, 2026, about 1635 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-31T1, N96MA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ocean City, New Jersey. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA21LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA312.md): Beech K35 · Readington, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2021 · N44DB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the forward end of the landing gear actuator rod.
- [NTSB ERA20CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA113.md): Learjet 55 · Farmingdale, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 26, 2020 · N135LR · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch.
- [NTSB ERA20CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA139.md): Beech 200 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2020 · N200HF · Substantial damage
  > The airplane hydroplaning while landing on a wet runway, which degraded its braking capability and resulted in a runway overrun onto grass and mud and the nose landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to land the…
- [NTSB GAA19CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA151.md): Cessna 172 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 21, 2019 · N83AF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper rudder input and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and the landing gear collapsing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA106.md): Cessna 172 · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2018 · N2651R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA339.md): Cessna 180 · Belmar, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2017 · N71MH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA162.md): Cessna T337 · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2017 · N685V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid birds during short final approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA054.md): Loofbourrow John W Rutan Defiant · Morristown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 16, 2016 · N770JL · Substantial damage
  > A collapse of the nose landing gear due to wear in the landing gear extension system.
- [NTSB ERA16LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA271.md): Cessna 310L · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2016 · N3261X · Substantial damage
  > The overtravel of the main landing gear (MLG) actuator, which resulted in the MLG partially collapsing upon landing. The reasons for the overtravel of the MLG actuator could not be determined due to the unavailability of the wreckage.
- [NTSB GAA16CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA314.md): Piper PA 32 · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2016 · N31396 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane struck a deer during the landing flare resulting in substantial damage.
- [NTSB GAA15CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA169.md): Weatherly 201B · Pemberton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2015 · N1292W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane's left main landing gear impacting an unknown object, and subsequent collapse during landing.
- [NTSB ERA15IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA206.md): Cessna 525B · Teterboro, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 3, 2015 · N784JS · Minor damage
  > The overstress fracture of the nose landing gear actuator (NLG) attachment lug during tow operations, which resulted in the collapse of the NLG.
- [NTSB ERA14CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA016.md): Denisar Richard A Lancair 320 · Lumberton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2013 · N825D · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing by the pilot, which resulted in overload failure of landing gear components and surrounding structure.
- [NTSB ERA12LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA287.md): Piper PA-20 · Cross Keys, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2012 · N7001K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the overstress and subsequent failure of the right main landing gear assembly.
- [NTSB ERA10CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA304.md): Cessna 305A · Toms River, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2010 · N5075K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's loss of airplane control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB ERA10LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA193.md): Beech B95 · Lumberton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2010 · N1572L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB ENG09IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09IA018.md): Boeing 767 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2009 · N66051 · Minor damage
  > Failure of Main Landing Gear (MLG) truck beam was due to contamination of the inner surface corrosion protective layers from hydraulic fluid and deice fluid that resulted in corrosion and intergranular stress corrosion cracking.
- [NTSB ERA09CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA437.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2009 · N551N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the subsequent collapse of the landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA190.md): Piper PA-42 · Belmar, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2009 · N28DA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ

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