NTSB investigations: Cessna 172RG
11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172RG, where the sequence of events included Landing gear collapse. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('2072438')
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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 ('2072438')
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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN24LA211Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Chandeleur Island, LAA fatigue failure of the engine oil pressure line, which resulted in the loss of engine oil during the flight and subsequent damage to the nose landing gear support structure during the precautionary landing.NTSB ERA22LA183Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Waterville, METhe student pilot’s incorrect landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA22WA304Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172RG · Paderborn, GermanyNTSB ERA21LA219Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Miami, FLThe collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN20CA416Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Lafayette, INThe separation failure of a landing gear system hydraulic line and its compression fitting during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial gear up landing.NTSB ERA18LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Martinsburg, WVA hydraulic leak in the right main landing gear actuator, which resulted in the main landing gear not extending.NTSB ANC18LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Opa Locka, FLA failure of the airplane 's electrical system, which led to the failure of the landing gear system, for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal…NTSB GAA18CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Auburn, WAThe failure of the right main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN17IA155Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Greeley, COFailure of the left main landing gear actuator assembly, which resulted in an inability to extend the left main landing gear.NTSB ERA11LA231Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Okeechobee, FLThe failure of the main landing gear to lock in the extended position for undetermined reasons and both pilots’ failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.NTSB MIA08LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-172RG · Chamblee, GAA cracked nose gear actuator o-ring resulting in hydraulic fluid exhaustion, and collapse of the main gear.