NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series

55 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-520 series, where the defining event was Landing gear not configured. 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

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NTSB investigations: Continental IO-520 series per year, 2009–2026: 55 cases
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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.engine_model_code IN ('17032')
      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"

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NTSB ANC26LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBeech 36 · Port Alsworth, AKAug 6, 2026 · N364EM · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F33A · Janesville, WIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jul 20, 2026 · N933A · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Redding, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Hondo, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.Oct 22, 2025 · N17826 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech S35 · Olympia, WAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear after landing.Oct 12, 2025 · N35S · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech S35 · Lowell, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 9, 2025 · N861T · Substantial damageNTSB GAA25WA230AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBeech A36 · Montevideo, UruguayAug 5, 2025 · N4970MNTSB CEN25LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 401 · Arlington, TXThe failure of the left landing gear system and subsequent intentional gear up landing.May 22, 2025 · N3239Q · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA094Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Florence, SCThe pilot’s failure to follow the emergency procedures and extend the landing gear manually after the landing gear did not initially extend normally.Dec 27, 2024 · N458K · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Shreveport, LAThe pilot’s inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear before touching down.Oct 16, 2024 · N4203A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA307Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Kalamazoo, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 6, 2024 · N484WW · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Mount Vernon, ILThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, resulting in a wheel up landing. Contributing to the accident was the intermittent warning horn which likely did not sound to warn the pilot about the misconfigured landing gear.Jul 12, 2024 · N9776Y · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E-55 · Greenville, SCThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Apr 24, 2024 · N333HE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA226Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Griffin, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Mar 11, 2024 · N216R · Substantial damageNTSB ERA24LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Valdosta, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Nov 26, 2023 · N94EM · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210H · Santa Rosa, CAThe pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear during the landing approach.Sep 6, 2023 · N2210R · Substantial damageNTSB WPR23LA331Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech N35 · Ennis, MTThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 31, 2023 · N92NJ · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA407Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 36 · Tupelo, MSThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.Sep 5, 2022 · N7835R · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA334Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Hurricane, UTThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gearSep 3, 2021 · N15DQ · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA315Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210N · Somerville, NJThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the fuselage.Aug 2, 2021 · N52MM · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210K · Los Alamos, NMThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in the airplane landing with the landing gear retracted.Oct 24, 2020 · N8251M · Substantial damageNTSB CEN20CA164Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Anoka, MNThe pilot's inadvertent extension of the landing gear and his subsequent water landing with the wheels extended.Apr 30, 2020 · N1669M · Substantial damageNTSB GAA20CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 55 · Broomfield, COThe pilot's unintentional retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.Nov 9, 2019 · N6206V · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 · Bowie, MDThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 27, 2019 · N9018S · Substantial damageNTSB WPR19FA152Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A185 · Whittier, AKThe pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.May 21, 2019 · N5457X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19TA129Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportBeech E55 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.Mar 13, 2019 · N15VK · Substantial damageNTSB WPR18LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe failure of the left starter relay, which resulted in a loss of electrical power during the flight and the failure of the T-handle from the cable led to a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.Jun 14, 2018 · N322HA · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Sussex, NJThe pilot’s inadvertent landing gear retraction during approach.Jan 21, 2018 · N884KM · DestroyedNTSB CEN17LA212Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210F · Anoka, MNThe failure of the landing gear to fully extend due to insufficient hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic system as a result of inadequate maintenance by the airplane owner.Jun 3, 2017 · N1854F · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Augusta, GAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s fatigue and self-induced distractions.May 24, 2017 · N9132S · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Delta, COThe failure of the landing gear to extend during landing approach due to the interference between the landing gear motor's sector and worm gears.Jan 18, 2017 · N303QB · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 17 30 · Burnet, TXThe pilot’s decision to continue the unstabilized approach and his failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Oct 15, 2016 · N8790V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN16LA336Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Wichita Falls, TXThe failure of the landing gear assembly snap ring, which prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear and resulted in a gear-up landing. Also causal was the lack of the assembly's overhaul in accordance with the airplane maintenance manual.Aug 24, 2016 · N855T · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA375Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Hayden Lake, IDThe pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's land-wheels prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over.Jun 26, 2016 · N185TG · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Huntsville, ALThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a landing with the landing gear retracted and consequent substantial damage.Mar 18, 2016 · N358CB · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Venice, FLThe pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position.Jan 18, 2016 · N761EP · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Emily, MNThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear down water landing and a nose over.Aug 10, 2015 · N23DE · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · Wilmington, NCThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the down and locked position before touchdown, which resulted in a landing with the gear in transit.Jul 19, 2015 · N829T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN15CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Kalamazoo, MIThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was fully extended in the down and locked position prior to touchdown, which resulted in the left main landing gear collapse, runway excursion, and impact with a runway exit sign.Oct 24, 2014 · N8219M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14CA157Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210N · Marathon, FLThe pilot's failure to ensure that the airplane's landing gear was down and locked prior to touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the possibility of intermittent landing gear operation due to a faulty hydraulic power pack contactor.Mar 17, 2014 · N210JZ · Substantial damageNTSB WPR13CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 - Undesignat · Seattle, WAThe pilot's distracted attention and failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing.Sep 21, 2013 · N5894S · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Palatka, FLThe pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear after takeoff from a runway, and his subsequent water landing with the wheels extended.Apr 16, 2013 · N812F · Substantial damageNTSB WPR12CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech V35B · Elko, NVThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a thorough preflight inspection.Sep 8, 2012 · N1129T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA613Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Washington, MOThe pilot raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle during a touch-and-go landing, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear while accelerating to takeoff.Aug 7, 2012 · N41HC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA436Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Sugar Loaf Mountain, MIThe pilot did not complete the before-landing checklist and, subsequently, failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction with his passengers’ conversation.Jul 10, 2012 · N2023V · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12LA450Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Johns Island, SCThe pilot's failure to complete the manual emergency gear extension after a loss of electrical power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to delegate the landing gear extension to a non-pilot-rated passenger.Jul 9, 2012 · N6672B · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA424Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing.Jul 1, 2012 · N827EB · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA434Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · New Orleans, LAThe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.Jun 27, 2012 · N136EH · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Sioux Falls, SDThe failure of the normal and emergency landing gear system to fully retract or extend the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations, which resulted in a partial gear-up landing.Apr 24, 2012 · N8121R · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210J · West Chicago, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown due to his failure to use a checklist.Oct 23, 2011 · N3309S · Substantial damage