NTSB investigations, 2008
124 cases where the sequence of events included Landing gear collapse.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 124 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 109 |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 101 |
| 2012 | 101 |
| 2013 | 84 |
| 2014 | 75 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 143 |
| 2017 | 114 |
| 2018 | 130 |
| 2019 | 93 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2021 | 66 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2024 | 107 |
| 2025 | 84 |
| 2026 | 76 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2008
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"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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008 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
Run 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 CEN09CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Greene, IAA loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rough, snow-covered terrain.NTSB CEN09CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Valparaiso, INThe pilot's improper flare during landing, resulting in a bounced landing.NTSB CEN09CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell International 114 · Meacham Int'l Airport, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing.NTSB ERA09CA217Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Middletown, DEThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty conditions.NTSB CEN09CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150F · Trenton, TXThe pilot's improper flare during landing, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the night light conditions and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.NTSB CEN09CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper Aerostar 6 · Middletown, OHThe pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.NTSB CEN09IA057Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Lubbock, TXAn unidentified anomaly within the airplane's electrical system. Contributing to the incident was the pilot's failure to manually extend the landing gear.NTSB ERA09LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Lawrenceville, GAThe failure of the nose gear drag link bolt due to reversed bending fatigue.NTSB CEN09CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHartter Lenny J Bearhawk · Mack, COThe collapse of the left main landing gear which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB WPR09LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Mesa, AZThe failure of the hydraulic landing gear extension systems due to a ruptured line.NTSB ERA09CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Albertville, ALThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB ERA09LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76C · New York, NYThe failure of the flightcrew to stabilize the helicopter over its confined landing area during a hovering left-pedal turn, resulting in tail rotor blade contact with a perimeter fence component and a subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to…NTSB CEN09CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Mount Vernon, MOThe pilot failed to maintain a proper landing aim point. Contributing to the accident were the setting sun and the uneven terrain approaching the runway.NTSB ERA09CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182T · Gulf Shores, ALThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA09CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech F17D · Moscow, TNThe mechanical failure of the landing gear actuation chain.NTSB ENG08IA042IncidentIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILThe right nose landing gear axle's failure from intergranular and fatigue cracking due to an earlier bearing failure.NTSB CEN09CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Crookston, MNThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's limited flight experience. Additional factors were the presence of the ditch adjacent to the runway and the resulting collapse of the…NTSB NYC08CA328Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHood Junior Ace · Ashville, ALThe pilot's improper flare while landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's lack of yaw control as reported by the pilot.NTSB CHI08CA295Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American Harvard MK · Dayton, OHImproper maintenance on the tail wheel anti-shimmy mechanism and the pilot's decision to continue operating the airplane with a known shimmy in the tail wheel.NTSB SEA08CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Bluff, UTThe pilot's encounter with the rough, uneven, and eroded condition of the airstrip.NTSB CHI08LA286Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Delaware, OHThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CHI08LA297Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPowrachute Pegasus · New London, WIThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing due to failure of the nose wheel support as a result of an inadequate weld.NTSB NYC08CA315Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Jefferson, GAThe pilot's failure to follow the airplane manufacturer's landing gear failure and emergency extension procedures. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear system for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA08CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSnelling Zodiac · Rexburg, IDThe private pilot's excessive use of the flight controls and improper landing flair, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent gear collapse.NTSB SEA08CA202Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20K · Trinity Center, CAThe complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a leak in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain the airplane encountered during the forced landing.NTSB MIA08LA195Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30 · Clearwater, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of a supplemental cockpit lighting during approach.NTSB DFW08LA231Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Roanoke, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the make and model of airplane.NTSB MIA08CA190Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310R · Lake Placid, NYThe pilot's failure to observe the ongoing construction to the closed runway while landing. Contributing to the accident was flight service's failure to brief the pilot of the closed runway.NTSB CHI08CA280Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Urbana, OHA loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident were environmental conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB ANC08CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T207 · Nyac, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the nose wheel separating from the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB DEN08LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Pagosa Springs, COThe failure of the landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA08LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Sparta, TNFailure of the nose landing gear mount during a normal landing due to an improper weld.NTSB SEA08CA197Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Lakeview, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the rough terrain.NTSB NYC08CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSteppling RV-6A · Toughkenamon, PAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ANC08CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a main landing gear collapse during the landing roll.NTSB CHI08CA275Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150H · Bay City, MIThe loss of engine power during descent due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the nose landing gear due to rough terrain.NTSB LAX08LA284Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Spotted Bear, MTThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable wind conditions and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing.NTSB MIA08LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Clarksdale, MSThe 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 CHI08CA262Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Nielsville, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the crosswind landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the rough terrain.NTSB ANC08LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 207A · Kongiganak, AKThe pilot's decision to attempt to takeoff on a short, wet runway with a heavily loaded airplane, and his failure to abort the takeoff before it became impracticable.NTSB CHI08CA260Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188B · Camanche, IAThe pilot took off on an unsuitable airstrip which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne with inadequate airspeed after it contacted a rise in the terrain.NTSB MIA08LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Jeannette, PAFailure of the brakes to function due to inadequate inspection of the brake cable by maintenance personnel.NTSB SEA08CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140A · Lowman, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI08CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182C · Sparta, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in the failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight and the improper flare during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the ditch that the airplane contacted.NTSB DFW08CA207Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Abbeville, LAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB CHI08CA253Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Cincinnati, OHThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident were the improper flare and excessive airspeed.NTSB DEN08CA144Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Pine Bluff, ARLanding gear collapse for reasons undetermined.NTSB DEN08CA136Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402 · Dexter, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.NTSB ANC08CA103Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Northway, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions while landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.NTSB CHI08CA225Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAero Commander 200D · Tecumseh, MIThe pilot flaring too high, and his inadvertent pilot-induced oscillation during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the nose landing gear.