# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172RG: Landing gear not configured

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 ERA26LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA126.md): Cessna 172RG · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2026 · N949SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA169.md): Cessna 172RG · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2022 · N5338V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to extend the landing gear and perform a before landing checklist.
- [NTSB GAA19CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA138.md): Cessna 172RG · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2019 · N5223V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inability to see the landing gear position light because his iPad was blocking his view of it and his feeling of being rushed during the approach and…
- [NTSB GAA17CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA372.md): Cessna 172RG · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2017 · N5424V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear with sufficient time to allow the landing gear to fully extend and the flight instructor's failure to visually check to see if the right main landing gear were extended.
- [NTSB GAA16CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA364.md): Cessna 172RG · Manhattan, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2016 · N5100V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction's omission to use an appropriate checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft's fuselage and bulkhead.
- [NTSB WPR13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA369.md): Cessna 172RG · Kent, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2013 · N4886V · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the certified flight instructor and student pilot to complete the landing checklist resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA028.md): Cessna 172RG · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2012 · N4939V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to perform the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the designated pilot examiner’s inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA09CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA234.md): Cessna 172RG · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2009 · N6208V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the diversion of the pilot's attention to an airplane on a converging final approach course.
- [NTSB ERA09CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA071.md): Cessna 172RG · Cleveland, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2008 · N941SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB DEN08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA159.md): Cessna 172RG · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2008 · N6416V · Substantial damage
  > The improper maintenance performed resulting in a jammed nose landing gear door preventing the extension of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB DFW08CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA227.md): Cessna 172RG · Almogordo, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2008 · N9783B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the airplane's landing gear before 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."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' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '095'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/cases?model=2072438

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