NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-201, 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

20112026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201 per year, 2011–2026: 5 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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 ('7102816', '7102833')
      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.

NTSB CEN17LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Pontiac, MIMaintenance personnel’s improper securing of an unused instrument lamp socket during recent maintenance, which resulted in an electrical short of the landing gear controls and stopped the landing gear while it was transitioning to the down position and led to…Apr 9, 2017 · N36458 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA374Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Bowling Green, OHThe pilots’ failure to complete the Emergency Landing Gear Extension checklist and maintenance personnel’s failure to correctly repair spliced wires on the left main landing gear down limit switch, which prevented the pilots from knowing whether the gear was…Sep 13, 2016 · N786BG · Substantial damageNTSB WPR14CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Las Vegas, NVThe collapse of a main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined due to no postaccident examination of the airframe.Oct 16, 2013 · N3836M · Substantial damageNTSB WPR11CA314Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.Jul 4, 2011 · N47869 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11LA390Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Grand Forks, NDThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing, which resulted in an inadequate flare and subsequent hard landing.May 14, 2011 · N204ND · Substantial damage