# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ERA24LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA288.md): Cessna R182 · Medina, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2024 · N182GZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear not correctly configured.
- [NTSB GAA24WA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA308.md): Piper PA28 · Leeds, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 22, 2024 · G-SACS · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA24WA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA192.md): Cessna 172 · Norfolk, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 16, 2024 · G-MCLY
- [NTSB CEN24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA223.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Eaglesnest, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2024 · N2900H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA157.md): Cessna P210 · Daggett, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 16, 2024 · N4769K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to detect the tripped alternator circuit breaker in flight, which resulted in a drained battery that prevented the landing gear from fully extending to the down-and-locked position. Contributing to the accident was the improperly installed…
- [NTSB GAA24WA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA211.md): Beech B200 · Williamtown, Australia · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 13, 2024 · VH-XDV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA218.md): Mooney M20K · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2024 · N3777 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA193.md): Beech E-55 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2024 · N333HE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA186.md): Cessna 210 · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N777NT · Substantial damage
  > Failure of a landing gear extension system hydraulic hose, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear retracted.
- [NTSB CEN24LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA152.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Galveston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2024 · N9996V · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the oil filter adapter when replacing the oil filter adapter gasket which resulted in the filter becoming loose, resulting in the loss of engine oil, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA24LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA155.md): South Central Searey · Knoxville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2024 · N912GB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear of the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA226.md): Beech A36 · Griffin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2024 · N216R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA130.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2024 · N15529 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA086.md): Beech A35 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2024 · N691B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear and verify its position before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA108.md): Cessna R182 · Abingdon, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2024 · N756ZW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact.
- [NTSB CEN24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA109.md): Javron PA-12 Replica · Inver Grove Heights, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2024 · N360WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear on his amphibious airplane before landing on water.
- [NTSB GAA24WA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA319.md): Piper PA28R · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 21, 2024 · LV-MGT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA089.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2024 · N33300 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Also contributing, was the flight instructor’s failure to monitor the airplane’s configuration while on approach to land.
- [NTSB CEN24LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA086.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 7, 2024 · N816AT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s lack of recognition and inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA062.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Lake Havasu, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2023 · N312PR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to confirm the landing gear was configured for a water landing during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation from the airplanes operating procedures by previously pulling the landing gear circuit breakers,…
- [NTSB ERA24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA070.md): Beech A24 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2023 · N52LV · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA049.md): Beech A36 · Valdosta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 26, 2023 · N94EM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA037.md): Cessna 210 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 13, 2023 · N9515X · Substantial damage
  > A failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA041.md): Cessna 421 · Lake City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 11, 2023 · N977SM · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear collapse following an aborted takeoff due to degraded climb performance for reasons that could not be determined.
- [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 ERA24LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA046.md): Piper PA-39 · Highgate, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2023 · N289WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA24WA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA021.md): Cessna 525 · Paris, France · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 28, 2023 · F-HMSG · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA026.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Savoy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2023 · N5331N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.
- [NTSB CEN24LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA018.md): Cessna 210B · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2023 · N9597X · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the pilot from lowering the landing gear to the fully extended position.
- [NTSB WPR23LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA342.md): Cessna T210H · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2023 · N2210R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear during the landing approach.
- [NTSB WPR23LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA332.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Coolidge, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2023 · N440DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA331.md): Beech N35 · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2023 · N92NJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA407.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2023 · N2KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear warning horn for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DCA23WA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA424.md): Beech 99 · Black Point, Bahamas · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 25, 2023 · C6-FLR
- [NTSB CEN23LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA382.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Bonham, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2023 · N7122E · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear before landing
- [NTSB WPR23LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA318.md): Cessna T210M · Indian Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N7067Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, and gear up landing on a dirt airstrip.
- [NTSB DCA23LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA409.md): Boeing 767-322 · Chantilly, VA · Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N676UA · Substantial damage
  > Improper overhaul of the trunnion cross-pin hole that resulted in the development of stress corrosion cracking and eventual failure of the right forward trunnion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA300.md): Piper PA46 · Vineyard Haven, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2023 · N444RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation due to a sudden in-flight cardiac event, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA301.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Lumberton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2023 · N400S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA298.md): Mariner Unknown · Lino Lakes, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2023 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear on the amphibious airplane before landing on water.
- [NTSB CEN23LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA274.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2023 · N7525P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB DCA23FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23FA339.md): Boeing 717-200 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 28, 2023 · N955AT · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue fracture of the upper lock link that initiated along scratch features on the lower surface at the parting line of the forged aluminum component. Contributing to the accident was the overhaul facilities noncompliance with Service Bulletin 717-32-002.
- [NTSB GAA23WA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA186.md): Gulfstream II · Zumpango, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 27, 2023 · XC-LPY · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA23WA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA327.md): Boeing 787 · Taipei, Taiwan · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 18, 2023 · 9V-OJF · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR23LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA234.md): Cessna P210N · Olivehurst, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2023 · N4761A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA253.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2023 · N6886P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the prelanding checklist to ensure the landing gear was extended before landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA262.md): Burton Searey · Sherrills Ford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N2440S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to configure the amphibious airplane’s landing gear before conducting a forced landing to a lake after a loss of engine power. Also causal was the occluded gascolator and the pilot’s lack of knowledge about the airplane’s fuel system,…
- [NTSB CEN23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA192.md): North American-Buehn T-6G · Ankeny, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2023 · N42JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.
- [NTSB ERA23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA237.md): Beech 65-A90-1 · Petersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2023 · N80Y · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were properly configured before landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA194.md): Beech 35-C33A · Indianola, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2023 · N63B · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '095' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence?page=3

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