# NTSB investigations, LA: 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 CEN26LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236.md): Beech C24R · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2026 · N6164C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA017.md): Beech 58 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 16, 2024 · N4203A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear before touching down.
- [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 CEN20CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA411.md): Cessna R182 · Marksville, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2020 · N6208T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to ensure the landing gear handle in the “down” position which resulted in the landing gear retracting during takeoff, a loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN12LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA434.md): Beech A36 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2012 · N136EH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB CEN11IA615](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA615.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Baton Rouge, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2011 · N875AS · Minor damage
  > The improperly installed upper attachment bolt in the left main landing gear uplock assembly, which led to the failure of the left main landing gear to extend before landing. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's lack of training on the…
- [NTSB CEN11CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA216.md): Cessna A185F · Belle Chase, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2011 · N434JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.

## 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" = 'LA' 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=LA

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