# NTSB investigations, 2012, WA: 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 WPR12LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA383.md): Cessna 177RG · Olympia, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2012 · N300ZX · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the nose gear steering mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [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 WPR12LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA174.md): Willerton Vans RV6A · Sequim, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2012 · N6000Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2012
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' 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=WA&year=2012

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