# NTSB investigations, CA: 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 WPR26LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA228.md): Lancair Legacy 2000 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 16, 2026 · N84BZ · Substantial damage
  > On June 16, 2026, about 0906 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Lancair Legacy 2000, N84BZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB WPR26LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171.md): Cessna 210 · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB WPR25LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA237.md): Cessna R182 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2025 · N2658C · 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 ANC25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA054.md): Cessna TR182 · Modesto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 14, 2025 · N4909T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 GAA19CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA494.md): Rockwell 690 · Stockton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2019 · N52PY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in extending the landing gear and his improper movement of the landing gear lever, which led to a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR19LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA201.md): Cessna R182 · King City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2019 · N3268C · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear collapse following an undetermined loss of electrical power, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending.
- [NTSB GAA19CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA108.md): De Havilland DHC 2 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2019 · N501J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious float's landing gear wheels before landing on the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the after takeoff and before landing checklists.
- [NTSB WPR18LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA264.md): Cessna T210 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2018 · N5340Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear extension motor due to wear, which resulted in the right main landing gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that all three landing gear…
- [NTSB WPR18CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA172.md): Dornier Alpha JET · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2018 · N2165 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the workload.
- [NTSB GAA18CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA239.md): Beech 76 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2018 · N54V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.
- [NTSB GAA18CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA207.md): Piper PA34 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2018 · N4567T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before landing, which resulted in landing with the landing gear retracted.
- [NTSB GAA18CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA137.md): Beech C90 · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2018 · N118MF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of pilot to extend the landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB WPR18LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA058.md): Cessna 210 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2017 · N222AT · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) saddle, which resulted in the pilot's inability to extend the left MLG. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane before the annual inspection was completed and…
- [NTSB WPR17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA217.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2017 · N9020P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA423.md): Cessna T210L · Yuba City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N333GK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [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 WPR17LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA104.md): Evolution Air Lancair Evolution · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N846PM · Substantial damage
  > A failure in the windshield, frame, or windshield-to-frame bond, which resulted in a rapid decompression during cruise flight.
- [NTSB WPR17IA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17IA086.md): Beech A36TC · Livermore, CA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Apr 10, 2017 · N755R · Minor damage
  > A mistrim condition while the autopilot was engaged for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to confirm the command bar status before disengaging the autopilot. Contributing to the accident were…
- [NTSB WPR17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA061.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2017 · N321BJ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear to extend as a result of excessive wear within the landing gear gearbox and motor, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA032.md): Hoskins Lonnie F Velocity XL RG · Petaluma, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2016 · N84KJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction while on…
- [NTSB GAA16CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA509.md): Grumman G44 · Lakeport, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2016 · N111W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-down water landing and a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA391.md): Piper PA 31T - II · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2014 · N774MF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist and reported stress.
- [NTSB WPR13LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA274.md): Cessna T210L · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2013 · N94086 · Substantial damage
  > A hydraulic fluid leak in the nose landing gear actuator rod seal, which prevented the hydraulic system from building up sufficient pressure to fully retract or extend the main landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR13CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA021.md): Piper PA24 · Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2012 · N7950P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA435.md): Piper PA24 · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2012 · N8648P · Substantial damage
  > The student's and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA310.md): Piper PA-46 · Delano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2012 · N558RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the appropriate checklist due to distractions posed by another airplane inbound to the same airport and a cluttered radio…
- [NTSB WPR12LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA188.md): Hawker Beech V35B · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2012 · N2841W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR12LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA097.md): Beech 58P · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 2012 · N580TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to review or execute any applicable checklist procedures or troubleshoot or take corrective action before landing despite indications that the landing gear was not extended. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s misunderstanding of…
- [NTSB WPR10IA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10IA256.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Ontario, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 23, 2010 · N925SW · Minor damage
  > Failure of the airplane’s nose landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR09CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA120.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2009 · N8816P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to an open door and the airport's pilot activated runway lights turning off.
- [NTSB WPR09CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA044.md): Cessna T210M · Hanford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2008 · N732XS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use the before-landing checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB LAX08LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA281.md): Cessna TU206G · Groveland, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2008 · N818CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted prior to the water landing.
- [NTSB LAX08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA151.md): Beech B200 · Travis AFB, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2008 · N241PH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear during landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA08CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA106.md): Cessna 177RG · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2008 · N1925Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## 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" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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?state=CA

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