# NTSB investigations, AL: 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 ERA26LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA265.md): Beech E35 · Lincoln, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N3272C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA071.md): Beech D95A · Jasper, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 12, 2025 · N95DJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane’s landing gear was extended before landing. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision during the landing approach.
- [NTSB ERA25LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA182.md): Robb Aventura II · Elmore, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2025 · N744RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA034.md): Piper PA32R · Florala, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2023 · N100VF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB ERA20CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA187.md): Aviat A1B · Guntersville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2020 · N990HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's landing gear wheels prior to a water landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB DCA19LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19LA070.md): Boeing 727 200 · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 2019 · N720CK · Substantial damage
  > the captain's decision to continue the landing with an unsafe gear indication.
- [NTSB GAA16CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA161.md): Beech 58 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2016 · N358CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a landing with the landing gear retracted and consequent substantial damage.
- [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.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE 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?state=AL

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