# 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 CEN23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA180.md): Searey LSX · Pottsboro, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2023 · N40SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA210.md): Piper PA-30 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2023 · N751WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA179.md): Piper PA-18AS-125 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2023 · N1907A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly configured for a water landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA116.md): Beech G35 · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2023 · N4210D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA129.md): Cessna TR182 · Chatham, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2023 · N711PD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB CEN23LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA115.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Cahokia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 15, 2023 · N7681F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extent the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA064.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Athens, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2022 · N101DC · Substantial damage
  > The operator’s and the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with a known electrical problem, resulting in a loss of electrical power and a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA033.md): Raytheon A36 · Freeport, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2022 · N147DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA22LA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA436.md): Piper PA60 · Richmond, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2022 · N711TL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA353.md): Cessna 525B · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2022 · N528DV · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to ensure the landing gear was extended before landing. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized approach, and his configuration of the airplane that prevented activation of the landing gear not extended warning system…
- [NTSB CEN22LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA407.md): Beech 36 · Tupelo, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2022 · N7835R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA415.md): Cessna T210N · Georgetown, DE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 25, 2022 · N5132C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was an inoperative landing gear warning horn.
- [NTSB ERA22LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA408.md): Mooney M20E · Hollywood, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2022 · N7154U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA373.md): Cessna 177RG · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2022 · N52946 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, resulting in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the airplane’s belly.
- [NTSB CEN22LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA378.md): Cessna 210B · Clinton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2022 · N9637X · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue crack in the hydraulic actuator, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot’s inability to fully extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA290.md): EADS Socata TBM 700 · Carlsbad, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2022 · N620WG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to a distraction, which resulted in an impact with the runway.
- [NTSB ERA22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA367.md): Vickers-Slingsby T65A · Butler, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2022 · N157HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s retraction the landing gear just prior to touchdown on the runway.
- [NTSB WPR22LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA272.md): Piper PA-60-601P · Scappoose, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 13, 2022 · N601NG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize a prelanding checklist.
- [NTSB WPR22FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA229.md): Mooney M20J · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 25, 2022 · N4267H · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a base leg turn in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight training experience.
- [NTSB WPR22LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA327.md): Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Lodi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 22, 2022 · N6150V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s premature retraction of the landing gear during a go-around, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA319.md): Mooney M20J · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 12, 2022 · N9158D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the torsion spring inside the drive clutch assembly of the landing gear actuator which prevented normal and manual extension of the landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA259.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Spencer, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 4, 2022 · N8429X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist.
- [NTSB ERA22LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA246.md): Beech 58 · Perry, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2022 · N120PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA207.md): Bellanca Cruisemaster · Gainesville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2022 · N7655B · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction with the wind gusts.
- [NTSB ERA22LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA219.md): Short Bros SD3-60 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2022 · N744LG · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA183.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Wharton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2022 · N66NP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR22LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA180.md): Piper PA-24-400 · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2022 · N8493P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear on approach due to distraction.
- [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 CEN22LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA177.md): Cessna R182 · McAllen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2022 · XB-CMU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction.
- [NTSB GAA22WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA121.md): Piper PA-30 · Sandown, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 14, 2022 · N8350Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA22LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA138.md): Piper PA-30 · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2022 · N7943Y · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to verify the landing gear position prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was an overload in the landing gear motor electrical circuit which resulted in the circuit breaker opening, preventing the landing gear from extending.
- [NTSB CEN22LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA083.md): Piper PA-30 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 16, 2021 · N19VS · Substantial damage
  > The instructed pilot and the flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing resulting in a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA086.md): Cessna 310Q · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 7, 2021 · N310CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB WPR22LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA058.md): Cessna 510 · Havasu, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 1, 2021 · N81CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.
- [NTSB WPR22LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA075.md): Schulze Erwin E JR SHA Glasair SH-2R · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 28, 2021 · N64DS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR22LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA063.md): Beech 200 · Eugene, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 28, 2021 · N71VT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper checklist use, which resulted in an electrical malfunction and subsequent gear up landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA040.md): Jack A Frohbieter Questair Venture · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2021 · N281F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the aircraft checklist.
- [NTSB GAA21WA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA251.md): Learjet 35 · Lanseria, South Africa · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Sep 20, 2021 · ZS-SFV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA453.md): Beech M35 · Osage Beach, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2021 · N9835R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA407.md): Aeromot AMT-100 · Menomonie, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 7, 2021 · N69FW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR21LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA334.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2021 · N15DQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear
- [NTSB CEN21LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA366.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Navasota, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2021 · N8011F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA21LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA315.md): Cessna 210N · Somerville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2021 · N52MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB ERA21LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA303.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2021 · N4445T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to confirm the landing gear was extended.
- [NTSB DCA22WA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA171.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Caracas, Venezuela · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 23, 2021 · YV3052 · No damage
- [NTSB WPR21LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA285.md): Cessna T210 · Missoula, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2021 · N6856R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.
- [NTSB WPR21LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA256.md): Mooney M20 · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 28, 2021 · N381KH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist and to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA247.md): Short Bros SD-360-300 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2021 · N970AA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during landing and the check pilot’s inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB CEN21LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA298.md): Aero Commander 500 S · Jennings, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2021 · N9038N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB GAA21WA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA182.md): Piper PA34 · San Pedro Sula, Honduras · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 21, 2021 · TG-TAA · Substantial damage

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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
```

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